Wearing Schedule Follow Up Visit Ophthalmology Department During your first week with contact One week after your fitting, you will need lenses, please adhere to this daily wearing a fifteen-minute vision and slit-lamp check schedule to help your eyes adjust to them. with your new lenses in place. Contact Lens Over-wear can cause serious eye strain, Please arrive at the office with the Information for conjunctival irritation, or even corneal lenses already in your eyes. Please problems that could make you unable to ask any questions you have concerning the New Wearer wear contact lenses in the future. your contact lenses at this appointment. Never wear your lenses longer than Essential eye and lens care instructions Follow Up Visit Scheduled For: advised, but you may wear them for less for those considering contact lenses. time if you want to.
Day 1______: 6 - 8 hours Day 2______: 6 - 8 hours You may purchase replacement lenses from our Contact Lens Service, or we will Day 3______: 8 - 10 hours provide you with a prescription so you can Day 4______: 8 - 10 hours purchase them elsewhere. You can only Day 5______:10 - 12 hours purchase the lenses your prescription is written for, no substitutions. Day 6______:10 - 12 hours Day 7______:12 - 14 hours Ophthalmology Department Contact Lens Information Essential for the New Wearer Whenever you remove your lenses, they must be cleaned and stored utilizing the For more information about contact lenses: regimen you were shown by your Contact Leah Goulet, COA Lens Technician. Contact Lens Technician Continued eye health depends on you (603) 354-5454 ext. 3566 keeping your lenses clean, replacing them 149 Emerald St., Keene, NH 03431 as prescribed, and keeping your yearly eye cheshire-med.org doctor appointment. Ophthalmology Department Always: Never: Contact Lens Information Have clean hands before inserting or Wear your lenses longer than for the New Wearer removing the lenses. Soap and water are instructed to. Over-wear, which can best. Don’t use any antibacterial lotion/ cause serious damage and problems soaps that do not wash off, such as to your eyes, may make you unable to Your First Appointment Purell. These solutions have alcohol in wear lenses in the future. The decision to be fitted with contact them that would irritate your eyes. Let someone else wear your lenses. lenses is an important one and there are Put makeup on AFTER lenses are in. Use anything in your eyes unless specific instructions you need to follow. When you want to wash your face, prescribed by your eye doctor or There are dangers you need to be aware REMOVE your lenses first. recommended by the Contact Lens of so you can safely and successfully wear Check your lenses before inserting them Technician. contacts. for rips, debris, or whether the lens is Sleep with your lenses in, EVER! Your initial visit with the Contact Lens inverted. Technician is scheduled for one hour. Swim or shower with your lenses in, Replace your lenses as prescribed. even while wearing goggles. During that time, you will: Rinse your lenses prior to insertion with Wear a torn, damaged or old lens. Learn how to insert and remove the the product you are given in the office. Put any drops or solutions with a red lenses. You must perform both in Keep your follow-up visits. These are cap directly in your eye. order to leave with lenses. important to maintain the health of your Any of these factors could lead to corneal Learn how to clean and care for your eyes. irritation and/or damage. lenses. Only use the products you are given by Learn the difference between the the Contact Lens Technician. Generic “inside” and “outside” of the lenses or cheaper brands often have many Storage Solutions to ensure that you never put a lens in different chemicals and preservatives that Store your lens only in the recommended your eye backward. may irritate your eyes. solution for your specific lens. Using any Take a vision exam for near and far other fluid―such as tap water or a generic vision, and a slit-lamp exam to make brand of cleaner―could have serious sure the lenses fit after their insertion. consequences including, but not limited to: eye infections conjunctival irritation serious corneal abrasion