Boston Contact Lens Solution

Pat2Pat · #1 (**permalink**) 06-28-2006, 12:37 PM

I just got some Boston EO contacts (I love them!) and was wondering if anyone could recommend a good lens cleaning solution to use for these lenses. Thanks!

Pat

Quinnorama · #2 (**permalink**) 06-30-2006, 01:23 PM

Well, there is actually a Boston cleaning solution called Boston Advance Comfort Formula System. That'll probably work.

harrychiling · #3 (**permalink**) 03-09-2007, 02:50 PM

Boston has a original formula solution and a advanced comfort solution. The thing to remember with these two variations are that they are a multi-part solution, meaning that the cleaner and the conditioner are seperate solutions and you must be carefull never to place the cleaner or red tipped bottle 's solution in the eye.

Boston has actually come out with a new solution simplus, which is a multi-purpose solution so that it cleans and conditions all in one bottle. This would be the easiest solution to use and gets the job done.

It is, however best to call your doctors office and ask what solutions the doctor recommends and the cleaning regimine he/she would like you on.

FitnessMistress · #4 (**permalink**) 12-05-2007, 04:54 PM

I'm told Clear Care works really well with Boston EO. Any comments?

nicholas · #5 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 01:15 AM

Clear Care does work really well for disinfecting EO or any other GP lenses. Personally, I find that for maximum comfort throughout the day I need to have my lenses soak in a wetting/conditioning fluid overnight. The best I have found is Boston Original. I clean my lenses with Boston Original and/or Ciba Vision's Miraflow daily cleaner and rinse with tap water; I then rub my lenses with Boston Original conditioning solution. After that I put it in the lens case and cover the lenses with the solution. In the morning I just take them out of the case and put them straight in! They are blurry for a few minutes but clear up shortly.

My Boston ES lenses wet very well with this regimen. I would like to find a way to work Clear Care into my routine just to have peroxide disinfection, but it does not condition the lenses very well. You could try cleaning with a daily cleaner, disinfecting with Clear Care, and wetting with a solution like Boston conditioning fluid. Clear Care states that you can rub GP lenses with it but I find the cleaner to be insufficient for my deposits, so a separate daily cleaner is necessary for me. YMMV.

FitnessMistress · #6 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by nicholas

Clear Care does work really well for disinfecting EO or any other GP lenses. Personally, I find that for maximum comfort throughout the day I need to have my lenses soak in a wetting/conditioning fluid overnight. The best I have found is Boston Original. I clean my lenses with Boston Original and/or Ciba Vision's Miraflow daily cleaner and rinse with tap water; I then rub my lenses with Boston Original conditioning solution. After that I put it in the lens case and cover the lenses with the solution. In the morning I just take them out of the case and put them straight in! They are blurry for a few minutes but clear up shortly.

My Boston ES lenses wet very well with this regimen. I would like to find a way to work Clear Care into my routine just to have peroxide disinfection, but it does not condition the lenses very well. You could try cleaning with a daily cleaner, disinfecting with Clear Care, and wetting with a solution like Boston conditioning fluid. Clear Care states that you can rub GP lenses with it but I find the cleaner to be insufficient for my deposits, so a separate daily cleaner is necessary for me. YMMV.

Thanks, Nicholas. It's great to read a review from someone who actually uses Boston ES contact lenses.
For those of you who are a bit confused by Nicholas' last comment, "YMMV" stands for "Your Mileage May Vary." Isn't that right, Nicholas? In other words, your experience with Boston ES may be different from those posted here, and that's okay.

#7 (**permalink**) 10-20-2011, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by nicholas

Clear Care does work really well for disinfecting EO or any other GP lenses. Personally, I find that for maximum comfort throughout the day I need to have my lenses soak in a wetting/conditioning fluid overnight. The best I have found is Boston Original. I clean my lenses with Boston Original and/or Ciba Vision's Miraflow daily cleaner and rinse with tap water; I then rub my lenses with Boston Original conditioning solution. After that I put it in the lens case and cover the lenses with the solution. In the morning I just take them out of the case and put them straight in! They are blurry for a few minutes but clear up shortly.

My Boston ES lenses wet very well with this regimen. I would like to find a way to work Clear Care into my routine just to have peroxide disinfection, but it does not condition the lenses very well. You could try cleaning with a daily cleaner, disinfecting with Clear Care, and wetting with a solution like Boston conditioning fluid. Clear Care states that you can rub GP lenses with it but I find the cleaner to be insufficient for my deposits, so a separate daily cleaner is necessary for me. YMMV.

Miraflow is the worse cleaner ever because its alcohol content is damaging on all types of lenses. It can change the parameters of soft and rgp lenses. Clear says its safe with rgps but I find it renders them non wetting! Sometimes the chemistry of the materials don't go well with clear care.

the two best systems for rgp is boston advance system and the Optimum system(great for sensitive eyes). The preservative system in boston advance solution thoroughly cleans and disinfects after a tap water rinse. Optimum requires a saline rinse after disinfection and the application of the wetting solution for insertion!

Autonation · #8 (**permalink**) 10-20-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by luvbostonxo2

Miraflow is the worse cleaner ever because its alcohol content is damaging on all types of lenses. It can change the parameters of soft and RGP lenses. Clear says its safe with RGPs but I find it renders them non wetting! Sometimes the chemistry of the materials don't go well with Clear Care.

The two best systems for RGP is Boston Advance system and the Optimum system (great for sensitive eyes). The preservative system in Boston Advance solution thoroughly cleans and disinfects after a tap water rinse. Optimum requires a saline rinse after disinfection and the application of the wetting solution for insertion!

Thank you for the recommendations, as well as the news about Clear Care. People on this site really love it and it's interesting to hear about its effect on RGP lenses.

PeriBrown · #9 (**permalink**) 10-20-2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by luvbostonxo2

Miraflow is the worse cleaner ever because its alcohol content is damaging on all types of lenses. It can change the parameters of soft and rgp lenses.

Really. I've never heard that before. I heard that Miraflow was discontinued, too. Do I need to get my ears checked?

#10 (**permalink**) 10-22-2011, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Autonation

Thank you for the recommendations, as well as the news about Clear Care. People on this site really love it and it's interesting to hear about its effect on RGP lenses.

Hey Clear care (hydrogen peroxide) is the gold standard for disinfection. (im gonna age myself) Clear care is the current evolution of the now ancient LENSEPT System.

Where you have a cleaner, saline, hydrogen peroxide and two lens cups...one is for disinfection 30 min...then u transfer the lens holder to another cup with the disc down below. then u fill it with saline and neutralize over night.

Does anyone remember this system from the 80's!

Jawa · #11 (**permalink**) 10-24-2011, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by luvbostonxo2

Hey Clear care (hydrogen peroxide) is the gold standard for disinfection. (im gonna age myself) Clear care is the current evolution of the now ancient LENSEPT System.

Where you have a cleaner, saline, hydrogen peroxide and two lens cups...one is for disinfection 30 min...then u transfer the lens holder to another cup with the disc down below. then u fill it with saline and neutralize over night.

Does anyone remember this system from the 80's!

Nope. I couldn't even find anything that told me when it was discontinued, but since you remember it from the 80s, I'm going to guess they stopped making it in . . . 1992.
Was that a good guess?

FitnessMistress · #12 (**permalink**) 10-26-2011, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by luvbostonxo2

Hey Clear care (hydrogen peroxide) is the gold standard for disinfection. (im gonna age myself) Clear care is the current evolution of the now ancient LENSEPT System.

Where you have a cleaner, saline, hydrogen peroxide and two lens cups...one is for disinfection 30 min...then u transfer the lens holder to another cup with the disc down below. then u fill it with saline and neutralize over night.

Does anyone remember this system from the 80's!

You're pretty smart, luvbostonxo2. Do you know if Miraflow is still available?

PeriBrown · #13 (**permalink**) 10-27-2011, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by luvbostonxo2

Hey Clear care (hydrogen peroxide) is the gold standard for disinfection. (im gonna age myself) Clear care is the current evolution of the now ancient LENSEPT System.

Where you have a cleaner, saline, hydrogen peroxide and two lens cups...one is for disinfection 30 min...then u transfer the lens holder to another cup with the disc down below. then u fill it with saline and neutralize over night.

Does anyone remember this system from the 80's!

Have you got a picture, luvbostonxo2?

Autonation · #14 (**permalink**) 11-01-2011, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by luvbostonxo2

Hey Clear care (hydrogen peroxide) is the gold standard for disinfection. (im gonna age myself) Clear care is the current evolution of the now ancient LENSEPT System.

Where you have a cleaner, saline, hydrogen peroxide and two lens cups...one is for disinfection 30 min...then u transfer the lens holder to another cup with the disc down below. then u fill it with saline and neutralize over night.

Does anyone remember this system from the 80's!

I couldn't find anything related to contact lenses when I did a search for the word "Lensept." I saw some stuff about camera lenses, but not contact lenses. Say cheese!

luvbostonxo2's · #15 (**permalink**) 11-23-2011, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Autonation

I couldn't find anything related to contact lenses when I did a search for the word "Lensept." I saw some stuff about camera lenses, but not contact lenses. Say cheese!

The lensept system was one of the first peroxide systems in the early 80"s!

luvbostonxo2's · #16 (**permalink**) 11-23-2011, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by FitnessMistress

You're pretty smart, luvbostonxo2. Do you know if Miraflow is still available?

its gone fer good but the closest thing I found to the cleaning strength is the optimum soft lens cleaner...SOF PRO!

its great because its easy to rinse off lenses as well.

NYGiants · #17 (**permalink**) 11-23-2011, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by luvbostonxo2's

its gone fer good but the closest thing I found to the cleaning strength is the optimum soft lens cleaner...SOF PRO!

its great because its easy to rinse off lenses as well.

Sof Pro. That's a new one. I've never heard of it. I found a picture, though. Eventually.