How to Clean a Prosthetic Eye
Clean your prosthetic when your eye socket starts to feel irritated.. Spread a towel over your work area before you take out your eye.. Wash your hands with soap and water before you handle your prosthesis.
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Clean your prosthetic when your eye socket starts to feel irritated.
Clean your prosthetic when your eye socket starts to feel irritated.
Spread a towel over your work area before you take out your eye.
Spread a towel over your work area before you take out your eye.
Wash your hands with soap and water before you handle your prosthesis.
Wash your hands with soap and water before you handle your prosthesis.
Clean your eyelids with saline solution.
Clean your eyelids with saline solution.
Pull down your lower eyelid with one finger.
Pull down your lower eyelid with one finger.
Cup your other hand and press gently on your upper eyelid.
Cup your other hand and press gently on your upper eyelid.
Apply a drop of soap to the surface of the prosthesis.
Apply a drop of soap to the surface of the prosthesis.
Wash the eye in warm water, then rinse it well.
Wash the eye in warm water, then rinse it well.
Rinse the eye again, this time using saline.
Rinse the eye again, this time using saline.
Lift your upper eyelid and slide the prosthesis back into place.
Lift your upper eyelid and slide the prosthesis back into place.
Blink several times once the prosthesis is in place.
Blink several times once the prosthesis is in place.
Use artificial tears to help prevent or relieve eye irritation.
Use artificial tears to help prevent or relieve eye irritation.
Apply lubricating gel or petroleum jelly along your eyelashes before bed.
Apply lubricating gel or petroleum jelly along your eyelashes before bed.
Soak the prosthesis in contact solution every 1-3 months to remove protein.
Soak the prosthesis in contact solution every 1-3 months to remove protein.
Have your eye professionally polished as often as your ocularist recommends.
Have your eye professionally polished as often as your ocularist recommends.
Replace the prosthesis every 3-5 years.
Replace the prosthesis every 3-5 years.
Call your ocularist if you notice swelling, eye pain, or increased discharge.
Call your ocularist if you notice swelling, eye pain, or increased discharge.
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