so what is the best contact solution and more specifically which is the best
contact lens solution for dry and sensitive eyes? well in this video I'm
gonna go over my favorite top three multi-purpose solutions plus stay tuned
toward the end for an extra solution that may even be the best of them all so
let's take a look
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products that we talked about today also this video is not sponsored in any way I
am purely just sharing my knowledge based on my personal experience as a
contact lens where and is a professional who fits contact lenses in the clinic
almost every single day so if you're ok with that
let's begin so the number one reason people actually drop out of contact lens
wear is due to dryness and irritation with their contact lenses so if you can
just do one small thing to help improve the comfort of your contact lenses and
extend your wear time throughout the day from being like 6 hours
to maybe 9 maybe 12 up to like 16 hours of contact lens wear throughout the day
that is amazing first words the wisdom here is about generics I know everybody
wants to save money myself too but when you buy generic contact lens solutions
we're talking the packaged bottles for Target Walmart Costco people think oh
they're the same solution they actually are not all the different brands that
we're gonna be talking about today they're made by the best brands in the
business that put a lot of money they invest a lot of money researching to
make the best product they can and they have patents on these formulas so the
generics are not the same in fact in the clinic we often not just myself but
other doctors we see a lot of people switching to generics and then they come
in saying their lenses aren't as comfortable they feel like the lenses
burn when they first put them in they feel like their lenses dry out sooner
throughout the day and we see a lot more allergic reactions to those specific
solutions versus the more name-brand solutions which again we're going to be
talking about today so when it comes to generics buyer beware so now the main
point of the contact lens solution is of course to disinfect the contact lens and
the contact lens case against nasty little microbes that can cause really
bad I infections potentially even leading to
permanent vision loss and blindness and even needing to have a full corneal
transplant now if you're somebody who's already had a nasty experience like that
please go ahead and comment in the section below I'd love to hear your
story otherwise when it comes to these solutions you'd think that all these
solutions are the same and it's true that they do have to pass a standardized
test to even get out on the Shelf onto the market to be sold as a solution
however every solution is a little bit different and if you really read the
fine print on the solutions you'll find that some are actually working a little
bit better than others so the first solution is op de Pierre moist now I
have personally used op d free pure moist for many years I've always found
them to be very comfortable with my lenses I can usually wear my lenses
almost all day long from the moment I wake up kind of round six seven o'clock
in the morning till about 9:10 sometimes even 11 o'clock at night so this
solution is excellent for comfort at least for my eyes and the contact lenses
I typically wear if I'm wearing a monthly or a two week lens now this
solution does have some requirements when it comes to disinfecting the solute
actually disinfecting your contact lenses so this solution you do actually
have to rub the lenses for at least 20 seconds and if you're someone who's not
rubbing your contact lenses please start because it has a lot of great benefits
to your lenses now when you're rubbing the solution for 20 seconds if you do
that for each lens then you're actually supposed to rinse each lens on each side
for an additional 10 seconds then after all of the rubbing and the rinsing you
have to put the lens in the lens case and wait at least 6 hours to hit that
minimum of disinfecting power so if you're somebody who doesn't get full six
hours sleep if you're somebody who really doesn't rub your lenses then or
rinse your lenses you're not actually following the guidelines and you're not
even hitting that minimum disinfecting power with the solution so that is kind
of important to know this solution additionally because it's made by
Alcon company does work I find at least it works better and more synergistically
with individuals who are using a contact lens made by the same company so if you
were an optics their optics with hydro Glide if you weren't air optics night
and day lenses then try to match the opti free pure moist with those other
Alcon products now let's talk about the bio true solution by the Bausch and Lomb
company that's the one in the clear bottle now this solution again works
really well for comfort I find it does work a little bit better if you're using
it with Bausch and Lomb products so that's like the Bosch problem ultra lens
now this solution again similar to the opti free you do have to rub the lens
for at least 20 seconds but this rinsing P it part of the whole
instructions you only have to rinse both sides of lenses for five seconds instead
of the ten seconds so you save yourself a couple of seconds if you're following
the instructions to the tee and afterward you only have to let it soak
for four hours so if you're somebody who has to like a really kind of busy
schedule or an irregular sleep schedule let's say you're like a fireman or
something like that and you're not sure when you need to
wake up next then perhaps four hours of soak time is going to be better for you
with the bio true solution then one of the other disinfecting solutions that
takes at least six hours now let's go over blink Revital and now blink route
violence is made by the abbot company which is part of Johnson & Johnson a
company that makes very popular contact lenses known as the Johnson and Johnson
active you oasis two-week contact lenses as well as that Johnson and Johnson
Veta contact lens those are monthly lenses now this solution is excellent
because it does work more synergistically with those pop those
popular products but it actually has less work involved in terms as a
disinfecting solution actually if you're somebody who knows that you're not
rubbing your lenses very much or you just if I have a hard time really
following the 20 seconds of rubbing the lenses with the other two solutions or
maybe you're a parent who has a child and you're worried that they're not take
care of their contact lenses as they should be and I was totally there when I
was that age I probably was one of the worst contact lens care patients ever
until I got into school and found out how terrible that was for me with this
solution you only need to rub this rub the
contact lenses with the solution for two to four seconds on each lens so that is
great right only two to four seconds saves you a lot of time and then you
only have to rinse the sill enza's for five seconds so that's excellent that
saves you a lot more time then afterward you still have to let it soak for at
least six hours so if you're someone who's getting a regular routine night of
sleep getting at least seven to nine hours and you just you know you're
staying up late at night you're feeling tired and you just can't seem to get
yourself to rub the lens for twenty seconds on each lens perhaps blink
revitalign is gonna be a little bit safer for you now again all three of
these contact solutions will disinfect the contact lens and the contact lens
case as long as you work properly following the instructions and that will
help reduce your risk of getting an eye infection with wearing contacts now in
terms of the comfort with these solutions I know for sure that
personally as well as in a clinic with other doctors we know that these type of
solutions do bring more comfort and longer wear time compared to generic
solutions I've actually dug through research
articles trying to find if there is one solution that's better than the rest but
really there's nothing conclusive each different company will say and of course
market that there's is better but it's tough to really give that type of
scientific argument personally again I find that they do work synergistically
so if you're somebody who again is using an Alcon product for contact lens like
they are optics then perhaps an elk on solution such as optically pure moist
that's gonna work better for you same thing with the Bausch and Lomb products
and same thing with Johnson & Johnson products now if you're somebody who has
really more dry eyes more irritated eyes or maybe you just have very sensitive
eyes then perhaps there is one other solution that is the best and
that would be clear care specifically clear care plus with Hydra glide now
this solution is actually a hydrogen peroxide solution that is made by again
the alkane company now this is a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution and if you've
never seen this solution it comes in kind of a different case it's not like
the standard contact lens cases you've seen before it actually comes in a
vertical case that is specifically designed to work with the solution now
you actually put the contact lenses into the case you fold it up and then you
actually have to rinse the skate rinse the contact lenses with the solution
build a solution in the specialized contact lens holder and then you
actually submerge the contact lenses in the solution and you have to wait at
least six hours and when I say at least six hours I mean you have to wait the
full six hours this is a hydrogen peroxide solution and it has a red cap
on the top of the bottle for a reason and you can even read the warning labels
on the back if you somehow get the solution in your eye either by accident
or you didn't fully wait six hours for the solution to neutralize in the
sterile water you can actually give yourself a chemical burn on the eye now
most people who come into the clinic from making that mistake of actually
getting this into their eye it's usually not a horrible burn but it is bad enough
sometimes that we do need to prescribe medication so I don't want you to make
that mistake but again this solution is completely preservative free and after
the six hours it does neutralize the sterile water so you don't have to worry
about all the extra chemicals really potentially getting into the eye getting
soaked up by the lens and causing discomfort so most individuals that I
have come into the clinic if they're having trouble with dryness irritation I
discuss switching over to clear care because it isn't associated with as many
kind of irritants to the eye it's and usually people come back saying oh my
contact lenses feel so much better and it's not associated with
other inflammatory conditions on the eye such as a giant papillary conjunctivitis
and if you've never heard of that before I'll let you let you google that and
look at the Google Images that is specifically a type of really chronic
allergic reaction to contact lenses and contact lens protein deposits on the
lens but this solution again works better at preventing that now a couple
of pro tips regarding contact lens care number one is to follow the recommended
wear schedule for your contacts and never use sterile saline solution
instead of multi-purpose solution they are not the same
number two is to always rub and rinse your contact lenses based on what the
manufacturer of those contact lens solutions recommends number three is to
never top off your contact lens solution be sure to always be tossing that used
solution after each use and refilling it full of fresh new
solution each time number four is to always rinse clean and air dry your case
after each use because those cases can also carry nasty contaminants number
five is to never expose your contact lenses to water
I mean tap water bottled water distilled water link water or ocean water water
carries a lot of little other microbes that may be okay for you to drink but is
not safe for your contacts number six is always contact your local eye care
professional if you're ever noticing symptoms or irritation of a red eye or
possible infection so I health question of the day which contact lens solution
are you using which one do you find works the best for dry and sensitive
eyes go ahead and comment this section below I'd love to hear from you alright
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