PSA: Your specific type of contact lens is not an exception to the "no water" rule.
Just a quick PSA for anyone who needs to hear it today: Never expose your contact lenses to water of any kind. It is a blanket rule for every single type of lens on the market. Whether you wear hard lenses, soft lenses, daily disposables, extended wear, or even specialty lenses like sclerals, water is always off-limits. If you're hopping in the shower, going for a swim, or just washing your face, take them out first. It's not worth the risk.
When eye doctors say "never expose your lenses to water," people usually think of lakes or swimming pools. But water exposure happens in a lot of stealthy ways.
All of the following are unsafe for all lens types:
- Showering or washing your face while wearing them
- Rinsing your lenses or lens case in the bathroom sink
- Handling your lenses with hands that are still damp from washing them
- Wearing them in hot tubs or saunas
If it comes out of a tap, a pipe, or nature, keep it away from your lenses!
u/Keratomania — 8 hours ago