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From: js3471@hou2g.UUCP (J.SCRIPTUNAS)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Eye Soreness - Soft Contact Lens solutions?
Message-ID: <496@hou2g.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 17:02:36 EDT
Article-I.D.: hou2g.496
Posted: Mon Jun  3 17:02:36 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 4-Jun-85 06:02:20 EDT
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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Keywords: soft-contacts, thimerosal

>I just started wearing contact lenses for the first time a couple of
>weeks ago; the instructions I received from the opthamologist seem to
>contradict the literature  contained in many of the products sold for
>soft contact lenses state and responds to a couple of your questions.
>
>First, he recommended against heat or any other type of sterilization.
>Instead I was instructed to clean the lenses every night with a product
>called 'Pliagel' and then rinse and store the lenses with thimerosal-free
>saline.  On a weekly basis I was told to soak the lenses in hydrogen
>peroxide for five minutes and then soak the lenses in the saline solution
>with several changes.  That is it -- no enzyme tablets, heat units, etc.
>His major recommendation to avoid eye irritation is thimerosal-free products.
>
>Since this cleaning regime seems to differ from others I have heard, I would
>appreciate hearing about what other opthamologists/optometrists are
>recommending.
>
>-- 
>             Bill Taggart
>             ...ihnp4!houxm!hound!wjt
>
My doctor recommended the following three day cycle, which has been
working out fine for me:

	Day 1 - store overnight in unpreserved saline solution.
	Day 2 - clean with any typical soft lens cleaner
	        and store in unpreserved saline.
	Day 3 - store in unpreserved saline use heating unit
	Repeat.

I have had my lenses for over 2.5 years now.
(One original lens was replaced because of a small rip that was
developing.)
Once every six months I use an enzyme cleaner.
I think that helps a bit.
I am looking to try a regular cleaner that does not contain thimersosol(?).
Every now and then I feel some irritation which may be due mainly to
increase in pollution or humidity.
Occasionally my eyes dry out due to wind, etc.
My doctor prescribes the saline solution that I purchase at a drug
store.

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