Part 1 in a series of vision and eye health tips brought to you by the Royal College of Optomterists. This week - tips for contact lens wearers.

To help protect your eye health, The College of Optometrists advises contact lens wearers:

• Only ever wear contact lenses for the maximum time recommended by your optician

• Use the contact lens solutions that are recommended by your optician – do not use tap water on them, use the wrong solution or lick them

• Don’t wear a contact lens that is chipped or damaged, or the wrong lens in the wrong eye

• Don’t wear anybody else’s contact lenses

• If you wear re-usable contact lenses, make sure you clean them between uses or if they drop on the floor. Always wash your hands before you put your contact lenses in your eyes

• Don’t sleep in your contact lenses unless your optician says that you can

• Visit an optometrist regularly – unless your optometrist tells you otherwise people should have their contact lens check-ups at least every year.

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