Can I wear the contact lenses right after I buy them? What should I do with them after I buy them?

When you buy colored contact lenses, they are soaked in water. In this case, can you wear them directly after you buy them? How should you handle the colored contact lenses after you buy them?

Generally speaking, no, the cosmetic contact lenses must be soaked in nutrient water for 24 hours before they can be worn. If they are worn without soaking, it may cause some unexpected damage to the eyes, so you must pay attention.

1. Wash your hands thoroughly, then clean the contact lens case and the tweezers used to remove the lenses with care solution.

2. Take out the lenses from the packaging and place them in a dedicated contact lens case.

3. Pour the contact lens care solution into the contact lens case and soak the contact lenses for about eight hours before taking them out, cleaning and wearing them.

For daily disposable contact lenses, they are disposable products that are produced for convenience, trouble-free, safety and hygiene, so they can be used directly after purchase without any impact. However, for non-daily disposable contact lenses, they may be contaminated by some bacteria during production or transportation. If they are purchased in physical stores, they may also be contaminated by various groups of people, so they cannot be worn directly after purchase.

Generally, the contact lenses should be soaked in cosmetic contact lens care solution for more than eight hours to ensure that the residual bacteria on them are killed before wearing. If they are worn directly without disinfection and sterilization, it may cause eye infection and inflammation. Once the eyeball is infected, you should go to a regular hospital ophthalmology department for treatment immediately.

If you keep your colored contact lenses unopened for one or two years, you can use them as long as they are within the validity period. You need to check the expiration date on the package. Once you open the colored contact lenses, you need to wear them within the prescribed period and cannot use them after the expiration date.