How to clean soft contact lenses with multipurpose solution the best way.

How to clean soft contact lenses properly. It is best to rub and clean your soft contact lenses right as you take the contact lens out of your eye. Not in the morning before you wear the contact lenses. This way the contact lenses will soak in a CLEAN bath of solution in the case overnight, not in a dirty bath of solution.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Soft contact lenses
• Contact lens multipurpose solution (Alcon's Optifree Express or Optifree Replenish, Bausch & Lomb's Renu Multiplus, Bausch & Lomb's Sensitive Eyes)
• Contact lens case

1. Place the lens in the palm of your non-dominant hand.

2. Place 2-3 drops of the multipurpose solution onto the lens.

3. 

   Use the pad of the index finger on your dominant hand to gently rub the contact lens. Rub in a circular motion, gently, for 10 seconds.

4. Flip the contact lens and rub the other side of the contact lens for 10 seconds.

5. Rinse the contact lens with multipurpose solution.

6. Place the contact lens in contact lens case filled with multipurpose solution.

7. Repeat above steps for contact lens in the other eye.

Tips & Warnings

• Cleaning/rubbing contact lenses is recommended when you take the contact lens out of your eyes prior to storing them in the contact lens case overnight. Always fill your contact lens case with fresh solution daily. Contact lens case should be replaced every 2 to 3 months. Do not boil the contact lens and reuse it.