Is Bottled Water Bad For Natural Touch Opaque Contact Lenses?

madeinshades · #1 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 03:21 PM

I was reading some information about preventing eye infections when I saw the advice not to use bottled water to clean your Natural Touch Opaque contacts, or any other kind, for that matter.
I've heard that tap water wasn't good for cleaning contacts, but what's wrong with bottled water?

murdamami · #2 (**permalink**) 11-16-2008, 10:15 AM

your not supposed to use bottle water or no type of water to clean lenses.
you are suposed to use contact cleaner duhh

Goldar · #3 (**permalink**) 11-17-2008, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ;39639

murdamami your not supposed to use bottle water or no type of water to clean lenses.
you are suposed to use contact cleaner duhh

Don't be so rude, murdamami. People come here asking honest questions. This is a good site with good people. Don't be that way.

DianaR · #4 (**permalink**) 12-04-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by madeinshades

I was reading some information about preventing eye infections when I saw the advice not to use bottled water to clean your Natural Touch Opaque contacts, or any other kind, for that matter.
I've heard that tap water wasn't good for cleaning contacts, but what's wrong with bottled water?

Some bottled water is actually just tap water from a different city, and some bottled water isn't treated with chlorine and other substances to kill bacteria. The risk of eye infections is greater with some bottled waters than with others.

Since it isn't wise to make people test water before suing it for their contact lenses, instructions simply say not to use anything other than fluids created specifically for lens care.

madeinshades · #5 (**permalink**) 12-04-2008, 02:22 PM

Thank you DianaR and Goldar for your help.
Murdamami, that was kind of a cheap shot.

I'm glad to see that there are still plenty of helpful people here on Lens 101.

Tigger · #6 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 07:50 PM

I'm new to the forum, but I'm glad I found it. I'd heard bottled water was bad for contact lenses but I didn't know why.Thanks!

psimonk · #7 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 02:28 PM

I clean my lenses with tap water, I don't have any problems. Though I use cleaner also, but not as much, about once a week.

madeinshades · #8 (**permalink**) 05-12-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by psimonk

I clean my lenses with tap water, I don't have any problems. Though I use cleaner also, but not as much, about once a week.

Don't take chances, psimonk. Use the approved cleaners if your going to be putting something in your eye. Does your eye doctor know you use tap water to clean your contacts? If he or she says it's okay, than fine, but that doesn't make it okay for everyone. As always, check with your doctor.

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