Contact lenses change your vision without also changing the look of your face. They're more convenient than glasses during workouts, bad weather and water sports. Still, if you don't change them when you're supposed to, that convenience can be replaced by irritation, infection and even eye damage. Luckily all contact manufacturers supply a contact changing schedule that helps keep your eyes safe. Following that schedule and looking for a few signs that your contacts may be wearing out are all you need to do to keep your contacts fresh and your vision clear.
Step 1
Talk with your eye doctor about the manufacturer's preferred changing schedule. Some contacts are daily disposables while others can be worn a week or longer. When you need to change your contacts depends on what kind you have.
Step 2
Choose one specific day of the week, like Monday, and mark all the Mondays on your calendar that correspond with your contact lens change day, recommends the manufacturers of Acuvue contacts. Keep a sticky note on your vanity mirror, too, as a reminder.
Step 3
Change your contacts before the scheduled time frame if they appear cloudy or if the surface of your lens has debris that doesn't come off when you rub the lens gently with contact solution.
Step 4
Examine your contacts before you insert them into your eyes and if they appear cracked, torn or otherwise damaged, change them, even if it's before your scheduled change day.
Step 5
Take your contacts out and discard them if you suffer from any type of eye infection. Change to a new pair once your doctor determines your infection has cleared.
