Toric Contact Lenses

With contact lenses, you can get excellent vision correction and comfortable fit. But contacts aren't risk-free — especially if you don't clean and store them properly.

Here are some tips:

Choose daily-wear contacts, and take them out before you go to sleep. Infections are more common with extended-wear contacts, worn continuously, than with daily-wear contacts.

Use multipurpose contact lens solutions with caution. While these combination cleaning-disinfectant-storage solutions are convenient, two brands have been withdrawn from the market because they've been linked to serious eye.

Wash, rinse and dry your hands thoroughly before handling your contacts.

Follow your eye-care professional's instructions for taking care of your lenses. Make sure you use lens-care products formulated for the type of lenses you wear.

Replace your contact lenses as recommended. If one or both lenses bother you before you're due to replace them, get them checked or try a new set — if you have a supply.