Patient Resources

Specialty contact lenses may look and feel different from standard lenses, but a little information can go a long way toward a successful wearing experience.

Your eye doctor is always your best resource for personalized guidance, and there are many additional resources available to help you learn, connect, and feel supported. From trusted educational organizations to patient communities, you’re not alone in navigating your contact lens journey.

Whether you’re adjusting to a new diagnosis or learning more about your lenses, the resources below can help you stay informed, connected, and confident.

Keratoconus

• National Keratoconus Foundation
• Keratoconus Group on FB

Scleral Lenses

• Scleral Lens Education Society

Myopia

• 9 Steps to Guide Parents Through the Myopia Management Decision
  -Sheila Morrison, OD, MSc, FSLS, FAAO

Here are some basic guidelines on how to care for your contact lenses:

• Clean and disinfect your contact lenses each time you remove them, and before putting them back in.
• Follow the recommended replacement schedule and avoid wearing lenses longer than intended.
• Avoid sleeping in your contact lenses unless they are specifically intended for overnight wear, such as orthokeratology lenses.
• Remove your contact lenses before showering or swimming.
• Wash and dry your hands before handling your lenses.
• Use only sterile contact lens solution to rinse and store your lenses.
• Use eye drops only as recommended by your doctor, since not all drops are compatible with every contact lens.

Χ Do not use saliva
Χ Do not use water
Χ Do not use homemade saline solution

•  Basic Contact Lens Information

• Contact Lens Safety

• Caring for Gas Permeable Contact Lenses – 1

• Caring for Gas Permeable Contact Lenses – 2

• Insertion, Removal, & Troubleshooting for Scleral Lenses

• Scleral Lens Handling Guide