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2) Place the tip of the forefinger of one hand
on the middle of the upper lid margin and
the forefinger of the other hand on the
middle of the lower lid margin.
3) Press the lid margin inward and then
together. The lens should be wedged out of
your eye onto your hand or towel.
4) The lens may come out but remain on your
eyelid or hand or be decentered onto the
white part of your eye. If the latter occurs,
recenter the lens onto your cornea before
repeating the removal procedure.
BLINK METHOD
Seat yourself at a table covered with a clean
towel and lean over until you are looking down
at the surface.
1) Place your index finger at the outer junction
of your upper and lower lids, stretch the
skin outward and slightly upward. (Do not
allow your lid to slide over the lens.)
2) Blink briskly. The lens will be pinched by the
pressure of your eyelids and the lens will
pop out onto the clean surface of the
towel, or you may catch the lens in the palm
of your hand.
c. Remove the other lens by following the same
procedure.
d. Follow the required lens care procedures
described under the heading, CARING FOR
YOUR LENSES (CLEANING, RINSING, DISINFECT-
ING, STORAGE AND REWETTING/LUBRICATING).
Note: If these methods of removing your lenses
are difficult for you, your eye care practitioner
will provide you with an alternate method.
CARING FOR YOUR LENSES (CLEANING, RINSING,
DISINFECTING, STORAGE AND REWETTING/LUBRICATING)
1. Basic Instructions
For continued safe and comfortable wearing of
your lenses, it is important that you first clean
and rinse, then disinfect your lenses after each
removal, using the care regimen recommended
by your eye care practitioner. Cleaning and rins-
ing are necessary to remove mucus, secretions,
films, or deposits which may have accumulated
during wear. The ideal time to clean your lenses
is immediately after removing them. Disinfecting
is necessary to destroy harmful germs.
You should adhere to the recommended care
regimen. Failure to follow the regimen may result
in development of serious ocular complications
as discussed in the WARNINGS section above.
If you require only vision correction, but will not
or cannot adhere to a recommended care regi-
men for your lenses, or are unable to place and
remove lenses and do not have someone avail-
able to place and remove them for you, you
should not attempt to wear contact lenses.
When you first get your lenses, be sure you can
place the lenses on your eyes and remove them
while you are in your eye care practitioner's
office. At that time you will be provided with a
recommended cleaning and disinfection regi-
men and instructions and warnings for lens care,
handling, cleaning, and disinfection. Your eye
care practitioner should instruct you about
appropriate and adequate procedures and prod-
ucts for your use, and provide you with a copy
of the Patient Instructions for the Boston
EQUALENS II Contact Lens.
For safe contact lens wear, you should know and
always practice your lens care routine:
• Always wash, rinse, and dry hands before han-
dling contact lenses.
• Always use fresh unexpired lens care solutions.
• Use the recommended system of lens care
(chemical not heat) and carefully follow instruc-
tions on solution labeling. Different solutions
often cannot be used together, and not all
solutions are safe for use with all lenses. Do
not alternate or mix lens care systems
unless indicated on solution labeling.
• Always remove, clean, rinse and disinfect your
lenses according to the schedule prescribed
by your eye care practitioner. The use of an
enzyme or any cleaning solution does not sub-
stitute for disinfection.
• Do not use saliva or anything other than the
recommended solutions for lubricating or
rewetting your lenses. Do not put lenses in
your mouth.
• The lens care products listed below are recom-
mended by Polymer Technology for use with
your Boston EQUALENS II Contact Lens. Your
eye care practitioner may recommend alter-
nate products that are appropriate for you to
use with your Boston EQUALENS II Contact Lens.
LENS CARE TABLE
Product
Lens Care System
Chemical (Not Heat)
Purpose
Clean
Boston ADVANCE
Boston
Disinfect
Boston ADVANCE
Formula Conditioning Solution
or Boston
Solution
Store
Boston ADVANCE
Formula Conditioning Solution
or Boston
Solution
Multi-Action
Boston SIMPLUS
(Clean, Condition,
Action Solution or
Disinfect, Rinse
Boston SIMPLICITY
and Cushion)
Action Solution
Lubricate/Rewet
Boston
Weekly
Boston
Enzymatic
Liquid Enzymatic Cleaner
Cleaner
• Note: Some solutions may have more than one
function, which will be indicated on the label.
Read the label on the solution bottle, and fol-
low instructions.
• Clean one lens first (always the same lens first
to avoid mix-ups) and rinse the lens thoroughly
as recommended by your eye care practitioner
to remove the cleaning solution, mucus, and
film from the lens surface. Follow the instruc-
tions provided in the cleaning solution labeling.
Put that lens into the correct chamber of the
lens storage case. Then repeat the procedure
for the second lens.
• After cleaning, disinfect lenses using the above
recommended system by your eye care practi-
tioner and/or the lens manufacturer. Follow
the instructions provided in the disinfection
solution labeling.
®
Cleaner or
Cleaner
®
®
Comfort
®
Conditioning
®
Comfort
Conditioning
®
Multi-
™
®
Multi-
®
Rewetting Drops
ONE STEP
®
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