Find the Right Routine for Your Lenses

When you first receive your contact lenses, your eye care professional will teach you how to care for them. Ask questions (if you have any) right then, or afterwards – you can always telephone your eye care professional with questions or concerns about your eyes and lenses.

Want written instructions? Download the Patient Instruction Guide for your type of ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses.

Different types of contact lenses (daily wear, continuous wear, daily disposable) require different types of care. In general:

Daily wear lenses are removed at the end of the day. They must be cleaned and disinfected after removal and stored in a contact lens case when not worn. They can be rinsed and reapplied only after they have been disinfected. There are many multi-purpose contact lens solutions that clean and disinfect in one step, making it quite simple to take care of your contact lenses. No matter which products you and your eye care professional choose, you must follow the manufacturer’s instructions exactly.

Continuous wear lenses remain in the eyes, even while sleeping, for up to six nights. They can be removed, cleaned, disinfected, and rinsed and reapplied if desired. If they are put in a case, they must also be cleaned and disinfected (like daily wear lenses) before they are reapplied. There are also special rewetting drops that may be used to lubricate continuous wear lenses while they remain in the eyes. After the prescribed wearing time, extended wear lenses are discarded and a fresh pair applied.

Daily disposable lenses can be worn for one day, then discarded and replaced with a fresh pair. They require no cleaning or storing.

Wear and Replace Your Lenses on Schedule

When you first receive your contact lenses, your eye care professional will tell you how long you can wear them, and how often they have to be replaced. Replacing your lenses on schedule is extremely important – compliance is intended to keep your eyes comfortable and healthy. Maintaining a proper replacement schedule will help you keep your eyes comfortable and healthy.

Generally, ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses are recommended to be worn and replaced on one of three replacement schedules:

• Daily wear lenses are removed at the end of every day. They are cleaned and disinfected daily, and are replaced with a fresh pair about every two weeks.
• Continuous wear lenses remain in the eyes, even while sleeping, for up to six nights. They are discarded and replaced with a fresh pair every week.
• Daily disposable lenses can be worn for one day. They are thrown away and replaced with a fresh, new pair every day.

TIPS TO KEEP YOU ON SCHEDULE

The easiest way to maintain a schedule is to sign up for ACUMINDER™ to receive convenient reminders to change your contact lenses, purchase new contact lenses, and schedule your annual  eye exam with your eye care professional.

If you are not signed up for ACUMINDER™, here are some tips that can help keep you on schedule.

• Always replace your lenses on the same day of the week.
• Many people discard their old lenses on Sunday night and start with a fresh pair on Monday morning. Others prefer Friday as the discard day, so they have fresh lenses for the weekend. Choose whatever day works best with your schedule.
• Use your calendar – paper or electronic – to remind yourself to replace your lenses.
• When you open up a new box of lenses, write your "fresh lens" day or date on the individual lens packages.
• Write “Reorder” on your last box of lenses, along with the telephone number of your eye care professional.