I am trying Clear Care disinfecting solution, but even after a full 8-9
hours in the neutralizing case and a thorough rinse with saline, my
lenses still BURN for several minutes. I don't think this is good for
my eyes, besides being painful. Anybody out there have the same
experience? I have dry eyes to begin with, and have been using
Opti-Free Express, MiraFlow cleaner, protein removal drops, etc. with
success. But now that MiraFlow is now longer on the market, I had
thought I'd switch to something simpler.
C
Andrey Tarasevich - 25 Jul 2006 01:59 GMT
> I am trying Clear Care disinfecting solution, but even after a full 8-9
> hours in the neutralizing case and a thorough rinse with saline, my
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> thought I'd switch to something simpler.
> ...
I just picked up a fresh package of ClearCare, my first after the recent period
of unavalability. I'll try it today or tomorrow and see whether I feel anything
unusual. I was using ClearCare before and it always worked fine for me, i.e. no
burning after the proper "de-activation" period.
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Best regards,
Andrey Tarasevich
LarryDoc - 25 Jul 2006 06:34 GMT
> I am trying Clear Care disinfecting solution, but even after a full 8-9
> hours in the neutralizing case and a thorough rinse with saline, my
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> C
1. I's assuming you're using a new case with an active catalytic disk.
When it's done bubbling, it's done. If it is not actively bubbling when
you fill the case, you've got the problem.
2.If you have really dry eyes, it wouldn't matter how sparkling clean
and completely neutralized the solution---the mere physical contact with
the lens can be an irritant.
3.There is also the possibility that the few molecules of residual
cleaning agent in the solution bother you, but that's hardly likely if
you are rinsing the lens with saline.
4.Perhaps you are using a preserved saline that your eyes do not
tolerate.
5.And then (again I'm assuming you wash and dry your hands before
handling the lenses) consider chemicals in your hand soap. Those
antibacterial and highly scented soaps can be a real problem for some.
If you don't dry your hands, perhaps you're tap water is an issue.
I hope you can figure it out. Do let us know.
PS: peroxide user tip # 4:before removing freshly disinfected lenses
invert the case to rinse the top-inside of the container to dilute any
residual peroxide that may be hiding there.
LB, O.D.
Dr. Leukoma - 25 Jul 2006 13:58 GMT
> > I am trying Clear Care disinfecting solution, but even after a full 8-9
> > hours in the neutralizing case and a thorough rinse with saline, my
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> LB, O.D.
6. Some of the peroxide solution bubbled out of the vent in the lid of
the container, leaving the contact lenses partially submerged. When
this happens, not all of the hydrogen peroxide can react with the
catalyst, and remains in the lenses.
Another solution would be to disard the solution, refill with saline,
and allow to soak another 10 minutes.
DrG