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Old 07-09-2011, 07:53 AM
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I apologize if there's already a thread on this. I couldn't find one.

I had to switch doctors this year due to insurance. She suggested different contacts, since the ones I switched to last year were going to be taken off the market (Acuvue 2). Apparently they are an old brand. Same thing happened with the last ones. Needless to say, after last year’s debacle with a trial of Oasys (gave me severe blurry vision), I was reluctant. I ended up getting a sample pair of Biofinity (-2/-1), and they have been just fine.

The doctor suggested that I not use up the remaining box of Acuvue 2 (-1.75/-1). The base curves are different (Acuvue - 8.3, Biofinity - 8.6), as well as the material, so it makes sense. She also suggested that I not use generic solution, or switch solutions. But...I'm so cheap that this drives me crazy. (And I also have half a bottle of Publix brand solution left.) Any feedback on this? I probably know the answer.
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I apologize if there's already a thread on this. I couldn't find one.

The doctor suggested that I not use up the remaining box of Acuvue 2 (-1.75/-1). The base curves are different (Acuvue - 8.3, Biofinity - 8.6), as well as the material, so it makes sense. She also suggested that I not use generic solution, or switch solutions. But...I'm so cheap that this drives me crazy. (And I also have half a bottle of Publix brand solution left.) Any feedback on this? I probably know the answer.
You're right. This topic has been covered, but that's fine. It's getting to be a really big site and this is bound to happen sometimes.

To answer your question, there are generic brands that are the same as the store brands. Maybe the next time you're at Publix you can do a side by side comparison of the ingredients. I think in most cases you will find the same ingredients in the same order.

Here's another thread on this subject: http://www.lens101.com/general-contact-lens-care-questions/3954-store-brand-solutions-bad-contact-lenses.html
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Thanks. I will look at that thread.

Do you have an opinion about using up the old contacts?
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Thanks. I will look at that thread.

Do you have an opinion about using up the old contacts?
Well, as you said the material is different as well as the base curve, so you probably shouldn't use the old contacts any more.
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Well, as you said the material is different as well as the base curve, so you probably shouldn't use the old contacts any more.
Hi, solution makes a difference because of the preservative, but a b.c of 8.3 and 8.6 is a BIG difference, there is an old saying " 20/ happy" so if your happy then your doc is happy......but those are really different fits.
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Hi, solution makes a difference because of the preservative, but a b.c of 8.3 and 8.6 is a BIG difference, there is an old saying " 20/ happy" so if your happy then your doc is happy......but those are really different fits.
Hi eyeedoc. Help me out here. What does "20/happy" mean?
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Hi eyeedoc. Help me out here. What does "20/happy" mean?
well..... 20/20 is perfect vision, but a patient might be a little worse, say 20/30 but if they are happy with how there vision is and dont want glasses. they are 20/happy!
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well..... 20/20 is perfect vision, but a patient might be a little worse, say 20/30 but if they are happy with how there vision is and don't want glasses. they are 20/happy!
cheers
That makes sense. Thanks for asking Ordersixtysix and thanks for answering, eyeedoc.
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well..... 20/20 is perfect vision, but a patient might be a little worse, say 20/30 but if they are happy with how there vision is and dont want glasses. they are 20/happy!
cheers
That's clever. I wonder if that abbreviation is used a lot in eye care circles?
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That makes sense. Thanks for asking Ordersixtysix and thanks for answering, eyeedoc.
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Hi, solution makes a difference because of the preservative, but a b.c of 8.3 and 8.6 is a BIG difference, there is an old saying " 20/ happy" so if your happy then your doc is happy......but those are really different fits.
Speaking about solution, I have a weird situation going on. I have been using OPTI FREE for awhile, however my eyes are sensitive to this solution, before I wear my contacts I apply 1 to 2 drops of blinks contacts to each side of each lens to remove the solution. I visited my doctor and she recommended CLEAR CARE. I started using a trial kit of CLEAR CARE my doctor's office gave me. I immediately started liking the solution. Then one day, about after three weeks or so I removed my contacts (BIOFINITY) at night right before to go bed, I applied two drops of new clear care to my contact and started to rub my each contact in the palm of my hands. The solution I had just poured from the bottle in the contact to rub it, turned white like milk. I looked at it, threw it away and poured more clear care solution from the bottle, the solution turned white like milk as I rubbed the contact lenses.

What is going on? has anyone seen this before?
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Speaking about solution, I have a weird situation going on. I have been using OPTI FREE for awhile, however my eyes are sensitive to this solution, before I wear my contacts I apply 1 to 2 drops of blinks contacts to each side of each lens to remove the solution. I visited my doctor and she recommended CLEAR CARE. I started using a trial kit of CLEAR CARE my doctor's office gave me. I immediately started liking the solution. Then one day, about after three weeks or so I removed my contacts (BIOFINITY) at night right before to go bed, I applied two drops of new clear care to my contact and started to rub my each contact in the palm of my hands. The solution I had just poured from the bottle in the contact to rub it, turned white like milk. I looked at it, threw it away and poured more clear care solution from the bottle, the solution turned white like milk as I rubbed the contact lenses.

What is going on? has anyone seen this before?
It's certainly new to me. I couldn't even find anything on line about it. Don't worry. This is a pretty active site. Someone will come along with a suggestion shortly.
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Did you pour it both times into the palm of your hand, when you poured it onto the Lens?

Perhaps you had something in your palm that made it turn to white--- something you forgot about, or whatever you used to wash your hands with first, was new, unusual,not your usual soap, & not agreeable with the solution?
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Speaking about solution, I have a weird situation going on. I have been using OPTI FREE for awhile, however my eyes are sensitive to this solution, before I wear my contacts I apply 1 to 2 drops of blinks contacts to each side of each lens to remove the solution. I visited my doctor and she recommended CLEAR CARE. I started using a trial kit of CLEAR CARE my doctor's office gave me. I immediately started liking the solution. Then one day, about after three weeks or so I removed my contacts (BIOFINITY) at night right before to go bed, I applied two drops of new clear care to my contact and started to rub my each contact in the palm of my hands. The solution I had just poured from the bottle in the contact to rub it, turned white like milk. I looked at it, threw it away and poured more clear care solution from the bottle, the solution turned white like milk as I rubbed the contact lenses.

What is going on? has anyone seen this before?
Wow. That sure is weird. I've never heard of that happening before. I hope you find the answer to this mystery, and then come back and tell us so we can stop scratching our heads.
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Did you pour it both times into the palm of your hand, when you poured it onto the Lens?

Perhaps you had something in your palm that made it turn to white--- something you forgot about, or whatever you used to wash your hands with first, was new, unusual,not your usual soap, & not agreeable with the solution?
This has happenend more than once. At night or at the end of my day, before I go to bed. I was my hands first, I remove my contacts, I place one contact in the palm of my hand, apply one or two drops of Clear Care solution to rub each contact, each side, for about 20 seconds as recommended by my doctor. As i rub each contact, maybe 10 seconds into the rubbing, I see the Clear Care solution start turning white. This only happens with Clear Care, it does not happen with Opti Free.

I really want to use Clear Care to clean/desinfect my contacts. Should I try en enzymatic cleaner like Aquify or Unizyme before I use Clear Care?
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This has happenend more than once. At night or at the end of my day, before I go to bed. I was my hands first, I remove my contacts, I place one contact in the palm of my hand, apply one or two drops of Clear Care solution to rub each contact, each side, for about 20 seconds as recommended by my doctor. As i rub each contact, maybe 10 seconds into the rubbing, I see the Clear Care solution start turning white. This only happens with Clear Care, it does not happen with Opti Free.

I really want to use Clear Care to clean/desinfect my contacts. Should I try en enzymatic cleaner like Aquify or Unizyme before I use Clear Care?
Clear Care is highly recommended around here. I've been on this site for years and this is the first I've heard of it turning white, so it's probably something that only happens rarely. Go ahead and give it a try.
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Clear Care's active ingredient is H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) which reacts with bacteria, dirt, grime, etc. My thought is that it was probably reacting to something on the lens or in your hand and forming little bubbles that looked white. That's happened to me when I've rubbed my contacts in my hand with CC. On closer inspection it was little bubbles.
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Clear Care's active ingredient is H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) which reacts with bacteria, dirt, grime, etc. My thought is that it was probably reacting to something on the lens or in your hand and forming little bubbles that looked white. That's happened to me when I've rubbed my contacts in my hand with CC. On closer inspection it was little bubbles.
Do the bubbles go away?
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Do the bubbles go away?
They do after the reaction stops (sometimes a few big bubbles remain). If the solution stays milky white then it may be something else.
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They do after the reaction stops (sometimes a few big bubbles remain). If the solution stays milky white then it may be something else.
I don't know about you but I suddenly have a taste for an root beer float. Who's with me?
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They do after the reaction stops (sometimes a few big bubbles remain). If the solution stays milky white then it may be something else.
I found out the reason the solution (CLEAR CARE) turns milky when I apply couple of drops to each contact to run them, the soap. I tried a different soap to wash my hands before handling my contacts at the end of my day and the milky situation I described in my previous posts.
The reason I suspected the soap was the culprit is because we went on a cruise to the mediterranean for 12 days.

Thank you all for your valuable input.
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I found out the reason the solution (CLEAR CARE) turns milky when I apply couple of drops to each contact to run them, the soap. I tried a different soap to wash my hands before handling my contacts at the end of my day and the milky situation I described in my previous posts.
The reason I suspected the soap was the culprit is because we went on a cruise to the mediterranean for 12 days.

Thank you all for your valuable input.
So when you were on the cruise you didn't use your usual soap and you didn't notice the solution turning white, is that correct? So what kind of hand soap are you using now?
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So when you were on the cruise you didn't use your usual soap and you didn't notice the solution turning white, is that correct? So what kind of hand soap are you using now?
Oops I am sorry Teddikitty I was not able to complete the paragraph. You are right so we went on a cruise, of course I was using the soap they give you in the cruise ship and the solution (Clear Care) didn't turn milky.

I am using a different hand soap I bought at Bath and Body works.
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Oops I am sorry Teddikitty I was not able to complete the paragraph. You are right so we went on a cruise, of course I was using the soap they give you in the cruise ship and the solution (Clear Care) didn't turn milky.

I am using a different hand soap I bought at Bath and Body Works.
I hope it bath and body works for you.
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Oops I am sorry Teddikitty I was not able to complete the paragraph. You are right so we went on a cruise, of course I was using the soap they give you in the cruise ship and the solution (Clear Care) didn't turn milky.

I am using a different hand soap I bought at Bath and Body works.
That'll teach you to go on a cruise. Maybe next time you'll think twice . . . but I doubt it. I don't blame you.
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That'll teach you to go on a cruise. Maybe next time you'll think twice . . . but I doubt it. I don't blame you.
I am glad we went on that cruise. I was surprised I didn't have any issues with the soap they give you on those cruise ships and cleaning my contacts with Clear Care. For 12 days (the length of the cruise) I was trouble free. The milky situation stated to happen when I returned home and started washing my hands with Softsoap hand soap.
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I am glad we went on that cruise. I was surprised I didn't have any issues with the soap they give you on those cruise ships and cleaning my contacts with Clear Care. For 12 days (the length of the cruise) I was trouble free. The milky situation stated to happen when I returned home and started washing my hands with Softsoap hand soap.
Maybe you should have stayed on the boat.

So you're using the new hand soap and everything's good now?
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Maybe you should have stayed on the boat.

So you're using the new hand soap and everything's good now?
I know ha. When I came back to work the first day after cruise that what I told myself "I should have stayed on the boat.

Yep, mistery solved. All I did was change to a different soap. I was a little worried because I like Clear Care. I like the fresh feeling of my contacts in the mornings when I put them on at the beginning of my day.
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I know ha. When I came back to work the first day after cruise that what I told myself "I should have stayed on the boat.

Yep, mistery solved. All I did was change to a different soap. I was a little worried because I like Clear Care. I like the fresh feeling of my contacts in the mornings when I put them on at the beginning of my day.
A lot of people like Clear Care around here. Take a look around, maybe you'll pick up a valuable tip or something.
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I know ha. When I came back to work the first day after cruise that what I told myself "I should have stayed on the boat.

Yep, mistery solved. All I did was change to a different soap. I was a little worried because I like Clear Care. I like the fresh feeling of my contacts in the mornings when I put them on at the beginning of my day.
I wouldn't want to go back to work after a cruise either. I'm glad you're able to clean your contacts without the Clear Care turning white. Is that what you said used to happen? It was a while ago.
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I wouldn't want to go back to work after a cruise either. I'm glad you're able to clean your contacts without the Clear Care turning white. Is that what you said used to happen? It was a while ago.
Yes.. it used to happen a while ago. I am so glad I am able to soak, clean and disinfect my contacts in Clear Care.
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Yes.. it used to happen a while ago. I am so glad I am able to soak, clean and disinfect my contacts in Clear Care.
Well, that turned out pretty good, didn't it?
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I found out the reason the solution (CLEAR CARE) turns milky when I apply couple of drops to each contact to run them, the soap. I tried a different soap to wash my hands before handling my contacts at the end of my day and the milky situation I described in my previous posts.
The reason I suspected the soap was the culprit is because we went on a cruise to the mediterranean for 12 days.

Thank you all for your valuable input.
Well, um, I also suggested it

You're welcome

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Well, um, I also suggested it

You're welcome

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Yes.. it used to happen a while ago. I am so glad I am able to soak, clean and disinfect my contacts in Clear Care.
But it might not work well if the color of your Clear Care is wrong! As far as I know it has to be milky white. You have to shake carefully before using it (otherwise you only get some watery drops without all the ingredients).
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But it might not work well if the color of your Clear Care is wrong! As far as I know it has to be milky white. You have to shake carefully before using it (otherwise you only get some watery drops without all the ingredients).
Is that right? I've never used Clear Care, but I hope others will see this thread and confirm if Clear Care is supposed to be white.

Why do they call it Clear Care, though?
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Is that right? I've never used Clear Care, but I hope others will see this thread and confirm if Clear Care is supposed to be white.

Why do they call it Clear Care, though?
Oops, I think I confused the names! I meant Opti-Clean from Alcon. That's what I use. It looks milky and this surprised me initially (that's probaly why I thought this thread was about the same fluid!)

Anyhow, some things look clear and some look milky, but I agree that a name Clear Care would suggest the former!
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Oops, I think I confused the names! I meant Opti-Clean from Alcon. That's what I use. It looks milky and this surprised me initially (that's probaly why I thought this thread was about the same fluid!)

Anyhow, some things look clear and some look milky, but I agree that a name Clear Care would suggest the former!
I found a video on YouTube featuring a guy wearing scrubs and earrings demonstrates the Clear Care system. You can see him squirting the solution from the bottle and it's clear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfsI3c54cFM

There's also some other clips down the side of the page that demonstrate how to clean your contact lenses. Let me know if any of those are useful to you.
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[quote=Goldar;185295]I found a video on YouTube featuring a guy wearing scrubs and earrings demonstrates the Clear Care system. You can see him squirting the solution from the bottle and it's clear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfsI3c54cFM
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That's storage solution! Not rub cleaning fluid.

The Opti Clean fluid I meant is for rub cleaning, you use only a few drops of it on the palm of your hand. After that you use another type of fluid to fill the container. Basically that will be H2O2 in water so it should definitely look clear. Actually the container I use looks exactly like in that movie, but the H2O2 fluid that Ï get with it is called "Mono Sept" here (and it is clear).
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I found a video on YouTube featuring a guy wearing scrubs and earrings demonstrates the Clear Care system. You can see him squirting the solution from the bottle and it's clear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfsI3c54cFM/QUOTE]

That's storage solution! Not rub cleaning fluid.

The Opti Clean fluid I meant is for rub cleaning, you use only a few drops of it on the palm of your hand. After that you use another type of fluid to fill the container. Basically that will be H2O2 in water so it should definitely look clear. Actually the container I use looks exactly like in that movie, but the H2O2 fluid that Ï get with it is called "Mono Sept" here (and it is clear).
Thank you, HydroRunner. It's nice to hear from someone who actually uses the product.
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Thank you, HydroRunner. It's nice to hear from someone who actually uses the product.
Yes, but if I understand correctly, the product supposed to be milky was the H2O2 storage solution (and we are actually digressing by bringing rub cleaning solution into the discussion..)

Now this storage solution is clear initially, but in the container it will produce oxygen bubbles, which might make the solution look milky! Here are some pictures. The lens container with the red top clearly creates more oxygen bubbles and one might definitely call the fluid in it "milky". After some time the fluid becomes clear again, as shown on the second image.
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Yes, but if I understand correctly, the product supposed to be milky was the H2O2 storage solution (and we are actually digressing by bringing rub cleaning solution into the discussion..)

Now this storage solution is clear initially, but in the container it will produce oxygen bubbles, which might make the solution look milky! Here are some pictures. The lens container with the red top clearly creates more oxygen bubbles and one might definitely call the fluid in it "milky". After some time the fluid becomes clear again, as shown on the second image.
Thanks for those pictures. I hope the bubbles explain that "milky" thing.
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Yes, but if I understand correctly, the product supposed to be milky was the H2O2 storage solution (and we are actually digressing by bringing rub cleaning solution into the discussion..)

Now this storage solution is clear initially, but in the container it will produce oxygen bubbles, which might make the solution look milky! Here are some pictures. The lens container with the red top clearly creates more oxygen bubbles and one might definitely call the fluid in it "milky". After some time the fluid becomes clear again, as shown on the second image.
It looks like the white cap has a hole in the top while the red one is solid. Is there a reason for that or is it just for looks?
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Clear Care is highly recommended around here. I've been on this site for years and this is the first I've heard of it turning white, so it's probably something that only happens rarely. Go ahead and give it a try.
YOU ARE NOT supposed to use this solution in the palm to clean your contact lenses. Please follow instructions and rinse lenses in the case with clear care before disinfection!
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I apologize if there's already a thread on this. I couldn't find one.

I had to switch doctors this year due to insurance. She suggested different contacts, since the ones I switched to last year were going to be taken off the market (Acuvue 2). Apparently they are an old brand. Same thing happened with the last ones. Needless to say, after last year’s debacle with a trial of Oasys (gave me severe blurry vision), I was reluctant. I ended up getting a sample pair of Biofinity (-2/-1), and they have been just fine.

The doctor suggested that I not use up the remaining box of Acuvue 2 (-1.75/-1). The base curves are different (Acuvue - 8.3, Biofinity - 8.6), as well as the material, so it makes sense. She also suggested that I not use generic solution, or switch solutions. But...I'm so cheap that this drives me crazy. (And I also have half a bottle of Publix brand solution left.) Any feedback on this? I probably know the answer.
good question
but dont you think coopervision Avaira 8.4 be a better fit for you than the 8.7 biofinity's!?!?!?!?!
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good question
but dont you think coopervision avaira 8.4 be a better fit for you than the 8.7 biofinity's!?!?!?!?!
How can you tell from where you are what a better fit would be? Don't you actually have to see how the lenses center on the eye and all that?
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How can you tell from where you are what a better fit would be? Don't you actually have to see how the lenses center on the eye and all that?
yes definately but i presume avaira would be closer fit due to you sayn u were wearing Acuvue 2 8.3 BC!
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yes definately but i presume avaira would be closer fit due to you sayn u were wearing acuvue 2 8.3 BC!
But you used the worng numbers. Biofinity has BC=8.6 (not 8.7) and Avaira BC=8.5 (not 8.4). Still you are right that 8.5 seems closer to the acuvue 8.3 value than 8.6, although the difference is much less now. And still this indication based on the numbers might not be enough to reach the final conclusion, as already explained.
But anyhow, if it's about the numbers, then it should be the correct numbers!
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But you used the worng numbers. Biofinity has BC=8.6 (not 8.7) and Avaira BC=8.5 (not 8.4). Still you are right that 8.5 seems closer to the acuvue 8.3 value than 8.6, although the difference is much less now. And still this indication based on the numbers might not be enough to reach the final conclusion, as already explained.
But anyhow, if it's about the numbers, then it should be the correct numbers!
agreeed! HR
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yes definitely
So what I'm seeing is that a patient can be fitted for contact lenses without even being in the room? You can fit a patient over the Internet?
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So what I'm seeing is that a patient can be fitted for contact lenses without even being in the room? You can fit a patient over the Internet?
wowooww....do u even have to ask that question!?!?!?!?!?!
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wowooww....do u even have to ask that question!?!?!?!?!?!
When you answered "yes, definitely" I think Garfield21 was under the impression that you answered the first question which he/she may have thought said "Can you tell from where you are what a better fit would be?"

rather than the second, which was "Don't you actually have to see how the lenses center on the eye and all that?"

That's my theory. So you were actually saying "Definitely, I actually have to see how the lenses center on the eye and all that" right?
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wowooww....do u even have to ask that question!?!?!?!?!?!
Apparently so . . .
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I found a video on YouTube featuring a guy wearing scrubs and earrings demonstrates the Clear Care system. You can see him squirting the solution from the bottle and it's clear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfsI3c54cFM

That's storage solution! Not rub cleaning fluid.

The Opti Clean fluid I meant is for rub cleaning, you use only a few drops of it on the palm of your hand. After that you use another type of fluid to fill the container. Basically that will be H2O2 in water so it should definitely look clear. Actually the container I use looks exactly like in that movie, but the H2O2 fluid that Ï get with it is called "Mono Sept" here (and it is clear).
Are you saying the Clear Care is storage solution? Clear Care what the man can be plainly seen squirting into the little vial before putting the lenses in.
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Are you saying the Clear Care is storage solution? Clear Care what the man can be plainly seen squirting into the little vial before putting the lenses in.
I don't know why he would be squirting storage solution into the vial in a cleaning demo.
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I don't know why he would be squirting storage solution into the vial in a cleaning demo.
(This video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfsI3c54cFM ). What he squirts into the vial is approximately 5% H2O2, 0.9% salt, 94.1% water. Sold under different names like "Clear Care", "Monosept", etc.

It is used to store the lenses overnight and therefore deserves the name storage solution. It is also advertized to have a cleaning effect which would remove the requirement for any further cleaning (although for some wearers/lenstypes this may not entirely be true). So it is a storage solution which also has cleaning properties. This may answer your question.

It is probably the most convenient way of lens care available today.. (But using daylies may also qualify.)
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(This video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfsI3c54cFM ). What he squirts into the vial is approximately 5% H2O2, 0.9% salt, 94.1% water. Sold under different names like "Clear Care", "Monosept", etc.

It is used to store the lenses overnight and therefore deserves the name storage solution. It is also advertized to have a cleaning effect which would remove the requirement for any further cleaning (although for some wearers/lenstypes this may not entirely be true). So it is a storage solution which also has cleaning properties. This may answer your question.

It is probably the most convenient way of lens care available today.. (But using daylies may also qualify.)
Your title puzzles me but your post is quite clear. Thank you for posting.
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Your title puzzles me but your post is quite clear. Thank you for posting.
Yeah, what's up with that yogurt stuff?
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(This video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfsI3c54cFM ). What he squirts into the vial is approximately 5% H2O2, 0.9% salt, 94.1% water. Sold under different names like "Clear Care", "Monosept", etc.

It is used to store the lenses overnight and therefore deserves the name storage solution. It is also advertized to have a cleaning effect which would remove the requirement for any further cleaning (although for some wearers/lenstypes this may not entirely be true). So it is a storage solution which also has cleaning properties. This may answer your question.

It is probably the most convenient way of lens care available today.. (But using daylies may also qualify.)
It's storage, and it's a cleaner. Now how much would you pay?

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