Bausch & Lomb Silsoft and Silsoft Super Contact Lenses - Manual (Page 5)

• Put each lens into its correct chamber.
• Fill the chamber of the case 2/3 full with the
preservative free saline solution. Completely cover the
lenses.
• Tightly close the top on each chamber of the lens
storage case.
• To disinfect, follow the directions accompanying the
disinfection unit and the care regimen recommended by
the eye care practitioner. (Discoloration and cracking of
lens carrying cases have been reported after varying
periods of use. If such occurs, replacement is indicated
to avoid interference with the disinfection procedure.
The patient should also check the unit as directed in the
unit instructions to assure that it is operating at each
cycle. Malfunctioning units may not be used, and must
be replaced.)
• Leave the lenses in the unopened storage case until
cool and the patient is ready to place the lenses on the
eyes.
Emergency Method for Heat Disinfection
If a heat disinfection unit is not available, tightly close the
lens case and place in a pan of already boiling water.
Leave the closed lens case in the pan of boiling water for
at least 10 minutes. (Above an altitude of 7,000 feet, boil
for at least 15 minutes.) Care must be exercised to not
allow the water in the pan to boil away. Remove the pan
from the heat and allow it to cool for 30 minutes to
complete the disinfection of the lenses. USE OF HEAT
DISINFECTION UNIT SHOULD BE RESUMED AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
Chemical Lens Disinfection
• Clean the contact lenses with a recommended cleaning
solution and thoroughly rinse the contact lenses with a
recommended rinsing solution.
• To disinfect, carefully follow the instructions
accompanying the disinfection solution in the care
regimen recommended by the eye care practitioner.
• Thoroughly rinse lenses with a fresh solution
recommended for rinsing before inserting and wearing.
• Do not heat the disinfection solution and lenses. Leave
the lenses in the unopened storage case until ready to
put on eyes.
Lenses that are chemically disinfected may absorb
ingredients from the disinfecting solution which may be
irritating to the eyes. A 20-second rinse in fresh sterile
saline solution should reduce the potential for irriatation.
CARE FOR A DEHYDRATED LENS
If a SILSOFT
® Contact Lens is exposed to air while off the
eye, it may become dry and brittle and need to be
rewetted. If the lens is adhering to a surface, such as a
counter top, apply saline before handling.
To rewet the lens:
• Handle the lens carefully.
• Place the lens in a storage case and soak the lens in a
recommended rinsing and storing solution for at least
eight hours.
• Clean and disinfect the rehydrated lens using a
recommended lens care system.
• If after soaking, the lens surface remains dry and the
lens does not become wettable, the lens should not be
used until examined by the eye care practitioner.
PRACTITIONER DISINFECTION OF OPEN LENSES
All lenses that have been opened must be disinfected after
each fitting and at least once each week. Unopened
lenses are sterile and need not be disinfected until the
vial seal has been broken.
HOW SUPPLIED
Each SILSOFT lens is supplied in a glass vial containing
sterile purified water. The glass vial is marked with the
base curve, dioptric power, diameter, expiration date, and
the manufacturing lot number of the lens.
Bausch & Lomb
Rochester, NY 14609-0450
29713BW 2/95