Suppliies question for scleral lens

[Cheryl C]

My question is if it is important what kind of saline to soak my lens in at night?  I soak the lens in Clear Care two nights a week for extra cleaning, have been using Unisol 4 the other nights as well as for filling my lens while wearing.  After my checkup last week, he suggested using the nebulizer solution, which has worked very well for me.  I forgot to ask him at the time, but would it be okay to soak the lens in a cheaper saline at night?  I know I need the preservative-free while it is in my eye, but I'm just looking to cut costs wherever I can.   

I am so thankful for the lens! 

Cheryl

[lorigasper]

Hi Cheryl-
Since my doctor originally gave me separate soaking, cleaning and saline solutions, I use them all every day.  I use Unisol 4 for wearing the lens, but use RDS Disinfecting storage or Boston Simplus for storage/soaking.  I also use a cleaner before I put my lens in.  I alternate between a Boston cleaner and one from Naturalens with no particular preference. Since I have to use an ointment at night, it takes me several insertions and washings to get all the ointment out of my eye each morning.  I think it's worth it though.  Using that eye again is awesome!
Hope that helps.
Lori

[saralynn143]

Like Lori, my eye doctor recommends separate cleaning, soaking and saline. I would be really hesitant to soak my lens overnight in saline alone, since the lens holds the same liquid right on the surface of our eye for such a long period of time.

I use cleaning and soaking solutions from myeyesupply.com and nebulizer vials for saline. If you are interested, I have written blog posts about my scleral lens. The most recent on is http://www.sarahartman.com/have-scleral-will-travel/ and includes links to the previous posts as well as places where I buy my supplies.

My eye doctor also encourages me to call or e-mail if I have any questions about my lens or lens care. I think it would be fine for you to call and ask.

[Cheryl C]

Thank you girls for answering!  Very helpful!

[Kerrybr92]

You can use hydrogen peroxide on the nights you do not use the clear care.  It is almost the same and fully sanctioned by Boston Foundation for Sight.