The Bizarre and Unusual CL Solutions People Use

Twenty percent of consumers occasionally use unconventional solutions when cleaning, disinfect, and storing contact lenses: baby oil, beer, Coke, petroleum jelly, lemonade, fruit juice, and butter. That's one of the findings from research conducted in the United Kingdom by the Bausch + Lomb, makers of Biotrue multi-purpose contact lens solution. An overwhelming proportion of people reported using saliva or tap water as a solution when putting lenses in their eyes.  The average adult mouth contains 500 to 650 different types of bacteria. Both tap and distilled water may contain micro-organisms that can cause damage to the eye and have been associated with Acanthamoeba keratitis, a corneal infection that is resistant to treatment. Read more.