Contact Lens Safety & Risks at
The Eye Care & Surgery Center in New Jersey

Contact Lens Safety and Risks

If you are considering getting contact lenses of ANY type, Eye Care & Surgery Center recommends:

• Having a thorough eye exam from a licensed Optometrist or Ophthalmologist
• Having a careful fitting and getting a valid prescription that includes the brand and complete set of lens parameters.
• Purchasing the lenses from either Eye Care & Surgery Center directly, an eye care professional or from a vendor who requires that you provide prescription information for the lenses.
• Carefully following directions given to you for cleaning, disinfection, and wearing the lenses.
• Visiting the Optometrist or Ophthalmologist who initially prescribed your contacts for follow-up eye exams in order to make sure they are fitting properly.

Contraindications to Wearing Contact Lenses

Most people who need vision correction are able to wear contact lenses safely and comfortably, but there are some exceptions. Some of the conditions that might keep you from wearing contact lenses are: frequent eye infections, severe allergies, dry eyes or an inadequate tear film, a work environment that is very dusty or dirty and inability to handle and care for the lenses properly.

Contact Lens Care & Safety

There are a number of good hygiene practices that will help you to wear your contacts safely and comfortably. Please take time to read and then practice the following care principles:

• Your contact lenses must be properly cleaned and disinfected each time you remove them in order to kill germs and prevent infections.
• At the time you insert your contact lenses, you should thoroughly rinse the case with warm water and allow it to dry. All contact lens cases need frequent cleaning, including disposable lens cases.
• Never put your contact lens in your mouth and then insert it into your eye.
• Never use homemade cleaning solutions; they have been linked to serious eye infections.
• Do not attempt to sterilize disposable lenses – you must discard them.
• Never mix different brands of solutions
• Any eye drops, even nonprescription ones, can interact with all types of contact lenses.
• Only use the brand of solution prescribed by the Optometrist or Ophthalmologist who fit you or else check with the doctor before changing brands.
• Always wash your hands with soap prior to handling contact lenses or touching your eye.
• Do not share your lenses with someone else.
• Do not take your lenses in and out repeatedly throughout the day.
• Only wear your contacts on the schedule prescribed by your doctor.
• Dispose of your contact lenses at the interval prescribed by your doctor.
• Call your Eye Care & Surgery Center Doctor If You Experience Any These Symptoms
  • Pain
  • Redness lasting more than one day
  • Discharge from your eye
  • Blurred Vision
  • Unusual Scratchiness
  • Unusual Light Sensitivity

The Eye Care & Surgery Center provides consultation, examination and fitting of all types of Contact Lenses in New Jersey including Soft Contact Lenses, Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses, Contact Lenses for Astigmatism, Extended Wear Contact Lenses, Disposable or Planned Replacement Contact Lenses and Specialty Contact Lenses that can change the color of your eye. We are conveniently located for New Jersey Contact Lens patients from Westfield, Iselin, Warren, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Sayreville, Milltown, North Brunswick, Kendall Park, Somerset, Dunellen, Bridgewater, Manville, Bound Brook, Raritan, Edison, Colonia, Woodbridge, Metuchen, Avenel, Carteret, Piscataway, Middlesex, Somerville, South Plainfield, North Plainfield, Roselle Park, Garwood, Clark, Kenilworth, Cranford, Gillette, Berkeley Heights, Stirling, Scotch Plains, Summit, Chatham, Watchung, Pluckemin, Rahway, Plainfield, Mountainside, Springfield, New Providence, Basking Ridge, Bedminster, Bernardsville, Millington, Union, Elizabeth, Linden, Jersey City, Irvington, Orange, West Orange, Livingston, Short Hills, Florham Park, Madison, Bloomfield, Montclair, Clifton, Garfield, Wayne, Parsippany, Troy Hills,  and Paramus New Jersey. To schedule an appointment for a Contact Lens Examination, Contact Lens Fitting or Consultation please call us at 908.789.8999.

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