User Manual

Part Number: PFG01017 Page 6 of 17
Revision A Revision Date: July 2016
• Carefully follow the handling, insertion, removal, cleaning, disinfection, storing and wearing instructions in the
Instructions for Wearers manual for the Frequency 55 Toric Contact Lenses and other instruction prescribed by
the eye care practitioner.
• Never wear the lenses beyond the period recommended by the eye care practitioner.
• If aerosol products such as hairspray, are used while wearing lenses, exercise caution and keep eyes closed
until the spray has settled.
• Avoid all harmful or irritating vapors and fumes while wearing lenses.
• Do not swim with the lenses in place.
• Inform the doctor (health care practitioner) about being a contact lens wearer.
• Never use tweezers or other tools to remove lenses from the lens container unless specifically indicated for that
use. Pour the storage solution containing the lens into your hand.
• Do not touch the lens with fingernails.
• Always contact the eye care practitioner before using any medicine in the eyes.
• Always inform the employer of being a contact lens wearer. Some jobs may require use of eye protection
equipment or require that you do not wear contact lenses.
• As with any contact lens, follow-up visits are necessary to assure the continuing health of the patient’s eyes.
The patient should be instructed as to a recommended follow-up schedule.
Adverse Effects
The patient should be informed that the following problems may occur:
• Eye pain
• Eye sting, burn or itch (irritation)
• Comfort is less than when the lens was first placed on the eye
• Abnormal feeling of something in the eye (foreign body)
• Excessive watering (tearing) of the eyes
• Unusual eye secretions
• Redness of the eyes
• Reduced sharpness of vision (poor visual acuity)
• Blurred vision, rainbows, or halos around objects
• Sensitivity to light (photophobia)
• Dry eyes
If the patient notices any of the above he or she should be instructed to:
• Immediately remove the lenses.
• If the discomfort or problem stops, then look closely at the lens. If the lens is in any way damaged, do not put
the lens back on the eye. Place the lens in the storage case and contact the eye care practitioner. If the lens
has dirt, an eyelash, or other foreign body on it, or the problem stops and the lens appears undamaged, the
patient should thoroughly clean, rinse and disinfect the lenses; then reinsert them, After reinsertion if the
problem continues, the patient should immediately remove the lenses and consult the eye care
practitioner.
When any of the above problems occur, a serious condition such as infection, corneal ulcer, neovascularization, or
iritis may be present. The patient should be instructed to keep the lens off the eye and seek immediate
professional identification of the problem and prompt treatment to avoid serious eye damage.