04/06/2020
Past weeks have been very difficult and challenging amidst the crisis, next weeks (months) are crucial for all of us to come together to combat the pandemic.
Big thanks to future Dr. Maria Nguyen and Dr. Kate Hamm .instahamm for this awesome collaboration idea
The purpose of this collaboration is to educate
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➡️Stay Home to and :
1. if you are not a front line health care providers and first responder, or work in essential business
2. and if you must leave the house, you can make or obtain cloth face mask. If you have masks, please consider donating them to your local hospitals
3. often with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds
➡️ safety:
There is no scientific evidence to support the claim that contact lens use is not as safe as glasses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The key is to NOT touch your face and to follow these safety precautions:
1. Always wash your hands before touching contact lens; DO NOT sleep, swim, and shower in your contact lens
2. Dispose your contact lens daily for 1-day lenses; disinfect non daily disposable contact lens with proper solution and clean case. The hydrogen peroxide based solution is ideal. If using a multi-purpose solution, rub the lens for at least 10 seconds with 10 drops of solution, rinse well, then store in fresh/clean solution over night. Never re-use the same solution the next day
3. Discontinue use of contact lens if your eyes are bothering you and call your or with any eye irritation/discomfort/infection concerns. Many have tele-health consultations available.
Do not go to neighborhood ER or urgent care clinics for eye issues without talking to an eye doctor first
safety:
1. Do not put your on and off and touch your face
2. Wash your glasses with half drop of non-lotion containing soap or dish detergent and warm water, rinse well. Do not dry your glasses with any paper product (tissue, napkin, paper towel) because they will scratch the lens coatings. Dry glasses with soft cotton (old t-shirt works if you do not have lens cloth at home).
3. Every contact lens wearer should have at least one pair of glasses with current prescription, obtain a pair from your local neighborhood optometrist when it is safe to do so