How to Polish Gas Permeable Contacts

Gas permeable contact lenses form a layer of protein buildup on the surface of the lenses, especially the back surface. The protein comes from your tears and builds up gradually. Care should be taken when polishing protein off of gas permeable lenses.

Things You'll Need

• Enzymatic weekly cleaner
• Protein abrasive remover

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Instructions

• 1

  Wash hands, remove your right lens and clean it as you normally do with a daily cleaner.

• 2

  Rinse your lens with your regular rinsing and storing solution. Place the contact in the palm of your hand.

• 3

  Rub a few drops of a protein removing cleaner, such as Boston Advance, onto both sides of the lens and rub in a circular motion for at least 20 seconds on each side. Thoroughly rinse lens with your regular rinsing solution and store in your overnight disinfecting and storing solution. Repeat with left lens.

• 4

  Remove protein weekly with a weekly enzymatic cleaner. Bausch and Lomb makes a single-step cleaner called Boston One Step that works simply and conveniently as you soak your lenses overnight. This weekly cleaner can be used in addition to a weekly protein removing abrasive cleaner like Boston Advance.

• 5

  Ask your eye care practitioner to polish your lenses once a year to remove stubborn buildup. Eye doctors have special polishing solutions and equipment that are not available to the general public. Most eye doctors will polish your lenses for a small fee, usually about $20.