Protein Build-Up on Contacts

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mexican_equivalent@yahoo.com - 17 Oct 2005 00:49 GMT

Whenever I wear contacts for more than 6 hours, the lens get coated
with thick layers of protein deposits. If I take the lens out to my
palm, and rub them on a pool of saline solution, I start seeing lots
and lots of floating patches on the saline solution. I assume these
are protein deposits.

What sort of contact lens should I wear to minimize these protein
accumulation?

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Robert Kopp - 17 Oct 2005 06:07 GMT

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This is astonishing--that it could happen so fast. I have worn RGP contact
lenses, and protein deposits hardly ever built up, even over a period of
time. Maybe you should ask if the substance you have noted is really a
normal protein deposit.

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Dom - 17 Oct 2005 13:32 GMT

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It's probably not protein - could it be eye make up? Or do you work in a
dusty environment? Did you wash your hands before you rubbed the lenses?

Without knowing what the source of your problem is, the answer is
probably going to be 'daily disposable contact lenses'.

Dom

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