What should I use to briefly store my scleral lenses?

Never store your lenses in water or preservative-free saline, not even for an hour or two. Use multi-purpose solution instead.
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What should I use to briefly store my scleral lenses?

Daytime lens removal needs

Do you sometimes need to take your lenses out during the day for a little while, in order to:

  • apply a prescription eye drop
  • do a warm compress
  • clean the lenses (but decide not to put them back in immediately)
  • take a shower
  • go for a swim

The safe way

Place your lenses in a case filled with a MULTI-PURPOSE SOLUTION

The unsafe way

Due to acanthamoeba keratitis risk:

Never store your lenses in (or rinse them with) water

Never store your lenses in preservative-free saline (e.g. Scleralfil, Purilens, VibrantVue, Lacripure, Addipak or any other sodium chloride 0.9% solution) or other filling solutions.

Dry storage is not suitable in between uses, only for long-term storage of non hydra-peg coated lenses; they need to be disinfected before next use.

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Is it OK to store them temporarily in preserved saline, such as Bausch & Lomb Sensitive Eyes?

Erik Manning

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