Instructions for the Guidelines for Care and Handling of Contact Lens Wear Soft Contact Lenses Healthy Guidelines for Wearing Contact Lenses Wearing contact lenses isn’t the same as wearing glasses. While you’ll love the newfound freedom they offer, contact lenses require a little more extra care to help keep your eyes healthy and happy.

Here are some important tips to follow • If you rip a contact lens, do not put it on • Do not rub your eyes when wearing when wearing contact lenses: your eye. Never wear a ripped lens. contact lenses to avoid lens decentral- • Read your package insert for • Put on your contact lenses before ization or injuring your cornea. important information. applying makeup. Wash with plain soap • Remove your contact lenses before • Never share your contact lenses and dry your hands with a lint-free swimming or using a hot tub. with others. towel. Remove the lenses gently before • Be careful not to put your contact lens removing makeup. • Only use eye drops prescribed by your in the wrong eye as the lens power may eye care professional. • Avoid drying out your contact lenses. be different in each eye. Should this happen, discard the lenses If you suspect your contact lenses are • On days when you’re feeling unwell, and do not use them. causing a problem, remove them quickly or your eyes are red, do not wear your and get in touch with your eye care contact lenses. Wear glasses instead. • Do not wear expired contact lenses. You can find the expiration date on the professional immediately. Save the lenses carton box as well as the blister pack. and bring them with you.

Nothing in this article is to be construed nor intended as medical advice nor to replace the recommendations of a medical professional. For specific questions, please see your eye care practitioner. © CooperVision, Inc. Please review and follow these instructions before wearing your contact lenses. Inserting Your Contact Lenses It is a good idea to save this pamphlet so you can refer to it in the future. 1 Wash Your Hands 2 Rinse Your 3 Inspect Your Before handling your contact lenses, Contact Contact Lens wash your hands using plain soap Lenses Place the contact lens on your index without moisturizer or perfumes, rinse Take out the finger and make sure it’s clean. The lens well, and then dry with a lint-free towel. contact lenses should appear as a bowl. If the edges from the blister pack or lens case by flare out, the lens is inverted. removing the right contact lens first if you’re right-handed and left if you’re left- handed. This will help avoid possible mix- ups. Next, rinse the lens well with fresh multipurpose or saline solution approved by your eye care professional. Never use CORRECT INCORRECT (INVERTED) tap water as it contains impurities.

4 Place Your Contact Lenses 5 Check and Confirm • Hold your upper eye After your contact lens is fully in place, lashes (not your eye lid) move your fingers away from your eye to prevent blinking. slowly and gently blink. This will help • Pull your bottom prevent the lens from moving away eyelid down. from the cornea (the transparent • Focus on a steady surface that covers your pupil and iris). point with your other eye. • Gently place the lens on your central cornea, not the side. Removing Your Contact Lenses 1 Wash Your Hands 2 Remove Your Contact Lenses and Inspect Your • Confirm that the lens Contact Lenses is resting squarely on • Thoroughly clean your hands the cornea. with plain soap. • Look up and gently • Look straight ahead into a mirror. slide the lens down. • Carefully squeeze it between your thumb and index finger to remove the lens.

3 Clean and Disinfect Your Contact Lenses 4 Store Contact Lenses Your contact lenses must be cleaned and disinfected Fill your contact lens storage case with every day after you wear them. To do this, place one fresh, prescribed care solution—never top lens in the palm of your hand with a couple of drops off any old solution with new. Place your of fresh multipurpose solution or daily cleanser on it. clean lenses into the case, following your Then, rub the lens back and forth with your index eye doctor’s recommendations. Also, be finger for 15 seconds. After rubbing, rinse the lens sure to rinse out your case after every using multipurpose or saline solution. Finally, place the lens in multipurpose solution use, storing them open and upside down or hydrogen peroxide solution to disinfect the lens as prescribed by your eye care in a dry, clean place. Replace your con- professional. If you’re wearing daily disposable lenses, discard them. tact lens case every three months.

Nothing in this article is to be construed nor intended as medical advice nor to replace the recommendations of a medical professional. For specific questions, please see your eye care practitioner. © CooperVision, Inc.