Contact lenses are like underwear : Don’t over-wear. Avoid that sketchy pair. Carry a spare.

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Contact lenses are like underwear : Don’t over-wear. Avoid that sketchy pair. Carry a spare.
  
  Not caring for your underwear can lead to nasty smells, but not caring for your contacts can lead to nasty eye infections.
  
  1. Don’t over-wear. Replace your contacts as often as your eye doctor tells you, and don’t sleep in them (unless your eye doctor says otherwise).
  
  TIP: Clean your case with solution daily, and get a new case at least every three months.
  
  2. Avoid that sketchy pair. If a contact comes out and you can’t disinfect it with fresh solution (never water or spit) right away, throw it out. Don’t buy con­tacts from costume shops or anywhere that doesn’t require a prescription.
  
  3. Carry a spare pair (of glasses). If you need to take out your contacts for an unexpected late night or trip to the pool, or if a contact comes out, have a pair of glasses as a backup.
  
  TIP: Take out your contacts before showering, swimming, or hot tubbing.
  
  Cover your butt. Take care of your eyes.
  
  CD244747-E
  
  
• Subjects:
  Contact Lenses
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Pages in Document:
  1 infographic
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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