On holiday with contact lenses: everything you need to know.

A large part of the Italian population regularly wears contact lenses. In fact, among those who suffer from visual disorders, only a minority have no interest in contact lenses, preferring the more traditional prescription glasses.

Whether it be daily, monthly or colored contact lenses Every year, many people ask themselves the problem of going on holiday and bringing with them everything they need for correct cleaning and hygiene of their lenses. Let's see together how it is possible to adequately prepare for the holidays in these cases.

Plane

When traveling by plane, many people choose the hand luggage option. Despite the economic advantage, this option often imposes limitations and the need to carefully select what to pack, especially when it comes to liquids.

Being immersed in a saline solution, daily contact lenses must be placed in the liquid bag, as well as the different solutions to care for weekly or monthly contact lenses. In these cases it is also necessary to remember that containers exceeding 100ml are prohibited, the solutions will need to be decanted into smaller containers before the flight. Alternatively, you can only opt for daily contact lenses during your holiday.

If you decide to wear contact lenses while traveling, it is advisable to bring a vial of humidifying drops on board the plane to use if needed. Air conditioning and pressurization of the vehicle can indeed cause dry eye and irritation for contact lens wearers.

Quantity

It is preferable to bring everything you need with you from home, so as not to waste time once on holiday having to find an optician to stock up on lenses. Furthermore, if you go to the seaside, Daily lenses are preferable to monthly lenses to avoid losing them while swimming in the sea.

Swim in the sea

While bathing you will need to try to avoid getting your head wet. When swimming it will be easier to lose the lenses and coming into contact with water, the contact lenses could deform and stick to the eye like suction cups. This phenomenon can cause very small cuts on the surface of the eye through which bacteria present in sea water can enter the eyes and cause annoying infections.

Glasses

Even if you only use contact lenses in everyday life, it is advisable to have some eyeglasses with you during your holiday, in case you don't have enough contact lenses with you. A spare pair of glasses can also be useful in case the lenses are lost while swimming in the sea.

Sun protection

Your eyes also require a certain degree of sun protection when you go on holiday. To this end, contact lens wearers can opt for several options. The most popular choice is to wear sunglasses over contact lenses, however it is also possible to purchase specific contact lenses that protect the eyes from UV rays.