How To Wear Contact Lenses In The Allergy Season
ByPeter Smithson
The allergy seasons are a real challenge, especially if youwear contact lenses. A chronic allergy to mold, pet danderor other environmental allergens can create a year-rounddilemma. No matter what the cause, seasonal allergies makeyour eyes hypersensitive and irritated. Ordinary softcontact lenses often make them feel even worse.
There's a lot you can do to reduce the misery of allergyseason. Keep your contacts as clean as you can whether youhave to use lubricating drops to rinse your eyes outregularly. Remove your contacts and clean them in asolution throughout the day, if they are not 'one-per-day'type lenses.
Allergy induced conjunctivitis, a condition that causespainful swelling and redness of the eyes, can make wearingyour contacts a real pain. If this becomes a real issue,it's best to consult your optometrist. Disposable lensesallow you a more comfortable lens that you can trash at theend of the day. You'll have no more worries about makingsure all the dust and pollen has been removed or cleansed.
Other ways to get relief are simple. During allergy season,contact lens wearers should close the windows in their carsand houses and use the air conditioner. Air conditionerfilters often remove most of the annoying pollens and dustfrom the air. Avoid doing a lot of lawn work or outdooractivities in the mornings and early afternoon, becausepollens are usually at their highest levels at that time.
Don't mow or rake the lawn without protective eyewear and adust mask when your allergies are at their worst. Ifyou've been outside or doing similar work, wash your handsfrequently to avoid transferring pollens, dusts or moldsclose to your eyes.
Washing your hair everyday and your face two or three timesa day also helps reduce the amount of transferable pollenand dust.
Allergies are an unfortunate condition for some people andthere are a number of allergy medicines that can helpreduce and in some cases even eliminate the symptoms. Whencontact lenses are involved, a little prevention can helpreduce the amount of irritation or discomfort you might befeeling. If it doesn't, remember to always speak to yourdoctor for a diagnosis or prescription that could help.
Discover important advice and information about contactlenses. Are soft or hard best? What's the best cleaningsolutions? For a comprehensive guide, go to: http://www.contact-lenses-special.com/disposable-contact-lenses.html
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