lens Cleaner

[Kirsty Eldridge]

Hi, I use scleral lenses and use Miraflow cleaner quite alot but i cant get hold of it at the moment!!
What cleaner does anybody else use?
And is there anything quite similar ro Miraflow?
If anyone can help it'd be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Kirsty

[GarethB]

Hi Kirsty,

I had an email from Postoptics saying there was a manufacturing problem with Miraflow and did not anticipate any more supplies until Simmer 2006 at the earliest. The e-mail was received early this year or in late 2005.

The recomendation to me was Bauch & Lomb Advance solutions which I have always used, never used Miraflow in my life.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Gareth

[Dipesh]

Hi,

Asda do a simular brand of Miraflow which is cheaper too.

[Kirsty Eldridge]

Yeah thankyou, i used to use that with my RGP's so thats good
Cheers
Kirsty

[sarah.w]

hey ken pullum told me to use amo total care cleaner for hard contact lenses - have used it for a few months now and it works a treat

sarah
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[rosemary johnson]

I have rGP sclerals.
I clean them with washing up liquid.
Always have done, and ave absolutely no intention of stopping doing so.

We will now have the obligatory posting from Ali Akay about how much he dis-recommends this and how much he prefers people to use purpose-made lens cleaners (such as those he sells in his practice).
Well, he ain't changed my mind and won't this time either. Nor that of Ken et al at MEH.
Washing up liquid is far cheaper, readily available, and I'd have it atound anyway to do the washing up. ANd becasue it is always around, available and cheap, one isn't tempted to scrimp on it to save money.
Rosemary

[David Bennett]

Rosemary,

..and the castigating posting from me saying " how you are NOT cleaning your lenses correctly"

I have lost count of the number of studies that have been done into the importance of correct and proper cleaning of RGP and PMMA lens material and that INCLUDES scerals.

The studies are done for a purpose, solutions are prouced for a prurpose under strict guidelines and conditions and for you to blatently ignore them is to say the least foolhardy.

Anecdotal single comment is a very powerful tool - as a recommendation from a person on an Internet forum site but in the world of science they do not stack up. There is no conspiracy theory here!!!

Please I beg you to use appropriate lens care solutions. You will thank yourself one day.

Best

David

[rosemary johnson]

Hallo David,
Are you the new Ali, taking turns in the relay?
Sorry, but I'm not going to change for you any more than for Ali.
And MEH are quite happy with what I'm doing, thank you.
What is the average rate of eye infection amongst the people who buy purpose-marketing lens cleaning solutions from your practice? - I've had two in my life, one when i had measles and one when I had pneumonia.
Rosemary
PS for anyone reading this: i am talking **hard** lenses here. DON'T use washing up liquid, baby shampoo, or anything similar on SOFT (hydrophilic) lenses.

[rosemary johnson]

Rereading my previous posting...... I'm not actually trying to lay into David (or Ali), at least not with anything other than maybe a teeny bit of gentle humour, as I actually find this quite amusing.
Comiserations on drawing the short straw, and all that.

SLightly more seriously: contact lens solutions - cleaners as wetting solutions, packaged saline and any others are made for one reason: to make money for the company that makes them. And sold to make money for the retailers selling them.
Oh, no doubt they have done their marketing, in the true sense of matching their companies' [R&D and production] capabilities to consumer wants or needs. But there is no way they are supplying the stuff out of the goodness of their warm hearts.

I do (believe it or not!) respect the "pros" in feeling duty-bound to make David or Ali type points. However, I am also well aware that:
1. there is another branch of expert opinion that does not agree with them
2. that there are people out there who have developed allergies, intolerances or otherwise adverse reactions to purpose-marketed contact lens fluids
3. that contact lens fluids are expensive and some tend to have periods of non-availability
4. that there are plenty of people, not only me, who have been doing as I do for years with no known adverse effects; and
5. that there are professionals inthe field who not only supprt our choice but reckon our approach is the better one.
In view of all these, when the subject of cleaners comes up, let me also feel duty bound to point out that there is a cheap, readily available substance that can be used [repeat: for HARD lenses], which some of us have been using for years with no problems and with full professional support.
Maybe it is time we had a FAQ on this??!
Rosemary
PS: apologies to anyone whose profits I'm denting here!

[John Smith]

Rosemary,

If you'd like to write up an FAQ entry on this, please do so, and post it to the FAQ forum.