Contact Lens Cleaning Machine - Clean Your Contact Lenses The Right Way
There are over 18 million people who wear contact lenses in the United States alone.
With the introduction of non prescription, colored, tinted contact lens, the numbers
of wearers increased exponentially. The use of contact lens cleaning machines
is recommended for contact lens wearers who want their contact lenses cleaned properly.
The popular soft contact lenses are made of flexible plastics that require constant
cleaning. To keep your contact lenses and your eyes, safe from infection and irritation,
lenses must be fitted properly. Secondly, the user should follow a prescribed
cleaning method to maintain bacteria free contact lenses.
A contact lens cleaning machine can keep lenses clean and is a quick method
of sterilization. Shortcuts should never be taken when cleaning your contact
lenses. An eye care professional can advise you on the care and use of your
contact lens cleaning machine.
The mere task of washing contact lenses is a chore and requires a lot of
time and work. Hard contact lenses and gas permeable lenses must be
cleaned after each wearing. There are products especially designed for
these types of contact lenses. These sterile products are the only ones
recommended for these particular type of lenses.
The cleaning schedules for disinfecting and cleaning these types of
lenses may vary according to the type of lens. . Read the package
labels carefully and follow directions for use. The prescribed method
for cleaning hard lenses and gas permeable lenses involves:
Wetting each lens with a cleaning solution
Rubbing the lens between the thumb and index finger for 30 to 60 seconds
Rinse the lens with a sterile solution
Placing it in a storage case filled with sterile soaking solution
After going through the process of proper cleaning and soaking, the contact
lenses are now ready to wear again.
Soft lenses are more vunerable to air borne irritants. These soft lenses can
absorb smoke, fumes, and aerosol spray in the air. The cleaning process
for the soft lens takes even longer. Daily cleaning is required to
remove any deposits that may be on the lens.
Soft lenses require cleaning whenever they are removed from the eyes.
Use only the types of lens-care cleaners and solutions that the eye
care provider approves.
A contact lens cleaning machine eliminates all this drudgery.
These remarkable little machines keeps contact lenses hygienically clean.
With these machines, it is not necessary to wash lenses by hand.
The contact lens cleaning machine keeps the lenses clean with a high speed
wave washing process.
The process takes about 3-5 minutes. Even with these swift cleaning,
there are so precautions:
Inspect cleaning equipment regularly for damage
Replace cleaning equipment as recommended by the provider
Only use sterile cleaning products recommended by an eye care
professional or the manufacturer of the contact lens
But these types of machines reduce the handling and damage that
can results from traditional methods of cleaning. This cleaning method
of hyper-wave speed action for contact lens cleans them completely.
The machine kills any bacteria, viruses, or fungi that can grow on the lens.
Bacteria on a contact lens can cause an infection.
Some of the contact Lens cleaning machines are battery operated.
Most of the contact Lens cleaning machines are compatible with all
cleaning solutions. They can operate on one single battery or be
connected to the AC outlets.
Contact lenses and the cleaning processes selected should suit the
eyes, and lifestyle of the user. But to get the cleanest and most
sterile contact lenses, a machine specially designed for that
purpose is a good buy.
