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Never wet your lenses with saliva or place lenses in your mouth.
The bacteria that are naturally present in your mouth may cause an eye infection.
Always rinse the lens storage case.
Let it air-dry to avoid contamination.
Take care not to get makeup on the lenses. Replace eye makeup (especially mascara) every 3 to 6 months to reduce the risk of contamination. Do not apply makeup to the inner rim of the eyelid.
Be sure to follow the directions for cleaning and wearing decorative color lenses.
These lenses can cause eye problems, such as damage to the cornea or eye infections, just as easily as contact lenses worn for vision correction.
Symptoms of possible problems with contacts include redness, pain or burning in the eye, drainage, blurred vision, or sensitivity to light (photophobia). If you are having problems, remove your lenses and disinfect them. If you have symptoms longer than 2 to 3 hours after removing and cleaning your contacts, call your eye doctor.
Removing a contact lens that is stuck
To remove a stuck contact lens, you can try one or more of the following tips.
Wash your hands before you try to take out a lens that is stuck in your eye.
Put sterile saline or contact-lens eyedrops in your eye.
This can help float the lens back over the cornea.
Look in a mirror to see if you can find an edge of the lens.
If you can see the edge, use a finger to slide the lens back over the cornea.
If you can't see the lens and you think it is under your upper eyelid, relax your eyelid.
Try to feel the lens through your eyelid. If you can feel the lens, try to move it back over the cornea.
Look downward as far as possible.
See if the lens moves out from under the eyelid back over the cornea.
Gently massage your eyelid.
Start at the top of the eye, and massage downward to see if you can move the lens down.
Try to lift the upper eyelid.
See if you can see the lens and take it out.
If you can't remove a contact lens, call an eye professional for an appointment.