Storing RGPs wet or dry

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tenplay - 30 Aug 2004 15:43 GMT

Because I occasionally lose a RGP contact lens, I always keep an extra
pair around. Does it matter if the extra pair is stored in solution or
dry? A friend told me that it should be stored dry. But then, if I
need the extra lens quickly in an emergency, they would be very
uncomfortable because they are dry, wouldn't they? Thanks for your advice.

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- 30 Aug 2004 16:01 GMT

> Because I occasionally lose a RGP contact lens, I always keep an extra
> pair around. Does it matter if the extra pair is stored in solution or
> dry? A friend told me that it should be stored dry. But then, if I
> need the extra lens quickly in an emergency, they would be very
> uncomfortable because they are dry, wouldn't they? Thanks for your advice.

Tenplay,

Real RGP lenses are best stored dry when we are speaking of a long term
storage.
Why?
A normal person does not change the solution every day in the extra pair
lenses case so the solution after a while became Mc Donald's for bacteria.

Store them (after cleaning them) dry.
My common advise is to store them for an hour or two in FRESH rinsing
solution before you use those extra lenses.

Hope this advise helps,

Jan (normally Dutch spoken)

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Mike Tyner - 30 Aug 2004 16:16 GMT

Store them dry and massage them with conditioner when you're ready to wear
them.

-MT

> Because I occasionally lose a RGP contact lens, I always keep an extra
> pair around. Does it matter if the extra pair is stored in solution or
> dry? A friend told me that it should be stored dry. But then, if I need
> the extra lens quickly in an emergency, they would be very uncomfortable
> because they are dry, wouldn't they? Thanks for your advice.

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