2. Ask your eye doctor before you switch your care system brand because not all systems are compatible with other lenses.

3. Never stretch your doctor specified replacement interval for your contacts.

4.  Focus on value, not only on price, when shopping for contact lenses. Convenience, availability and great customer service are just as important.

5. Allow your teenager to wear contact lenses. Nearly 50% of new lens wearers are teens and most of them started wearing their contact lenses before the age of 15.

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6. Never try to change your eye colour by using food coloring to tint your contact lenses. This is dangerous as food coloring is not sterile.

7. Even if you wear eye glasses most of the time, disposable contact lenses (daily disposables) are perfect for occasions when even your glasses are a bother. Like playing sports.

8. If you are not completely satisfied with your contact lenses, you should see your eye doctor. Nowadays contact lens technology has advanced. Bifocal contact lenses and monovision contact lenses are examples of such.

9. Never share your contact lenses with others! Sharing contact lenses spread bacteria and fungi and can cause severe eye infections.

10. Contact lenses are a medical device. Never take them for granted! If you experience eye pain, redness or develop other  unusual symptoms, see your eye doctor immediately.

Also see: 10 Frequently asked questions about contact lenses