Additional Recommendations
If you experience any eye strain, get your eyes checked at Vision Care free of cost. Follow these guidelines to maintain healthy eyes while using contact lenses and cosmetics:
- Use cosmetics labeled "hypoallergenic," "for contact lens wearers," or "for sensitive eyes."
- Do not sleep with your lenses on.
- Do not use tap water to clean your lenses.
- Do not boil your lenses or your lens case.
- Avoid cheap or unknown brands.
- Wash hands thoroughly with a non-additive soap before handling your lenses.
- Apply cosmetics after inserting lenses.
- Remove lenses before removing makeup.
- Use water-soluble cosmetics.
- Avoid creamy or oily makeup or makeup remover.
- Use soft pencil eyeliners and apply outside the lash line.
- Use water-based, "water-resistant" mascara (not "waterproof").
- Use pressed powder eye shadows.
- Use aerosol products—hairspray, cologne, and deodorant—before inserting lenses.
- Never share cosmetics or applicator brushes.
- Replace eyeliner, mascara, and mascara brushes every three months.
- Don’t expose cosmetics to heat.
- Never apply eye makeup when you are in motion.
- Don’t use water or saliva to lubricate applicators or thin cosmetics.
- Don’t apply cosmetics if your eyes are red, swollen, or infected. See your ophthalmologist if symptoms persist.