Find the Right Routine for Your Lenses

When you first receive your contact lenses, your eye care professional will teach you how to care for them. Ask questions (if you have any) right then, or afterwards - you can always telephone your eye care professional with questions or concerns about your eyes and lenses.

Want written instructions? Download the Patient Instruction Guide for your type of ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses.

Different types of contact lenses (daily wear, continuous wear, daily disposable) require different types of care. In general:

Daily wear lenses are removed at the end of the day. They must be cleaned and disinfected after removal and stored in a contact lens case when not worn. They can be rinsed and reapplied only after they have been disinfected. There are many multi-purpose contact lens solutions that clean and disinfect in one step, making it quite simple to take care of your contact lenses. No matter which products you and your eye care professional choose, you must follow the manufacturer’s instructions exactly.

Continuous wear lenses remain in the eyes, even while sleeping, for up to six nights. They can be removed, cleaned, disinfected, and rinsed and reapplied if desired. If they are put in a case, they must also be cleaned and disinfected (like daily wear lenses) before they are reapplied. There are also special rewetting drops that may be used to lubricate continuous wear lenses while they remain in the eyes. After the prescribed wearing time, extended wear lenses are discarded and a fresh pair applied.

Daily disposable lenses can be worn for one day, then discarded and replaced with a fresh pair. They require no cleaning or storing.