How to dispose of contact lenses

Euromcontact has brought out a range of infographics to help practitioners explain to patients about how to dispose of contact lenses. The infographics are available in English, French, Spanish as well as Italian and Portuguese.

Download the infographics here.

Contact lenses are invaluable visual correction devices that are a normal part of our daily life and replacing them once their useful life is complete is essential to ensuring the continued health and well-being of our eyes.

It is important to know how to dispose of them properly, and in a way which respects the environment.

Here are some simple rules for disposing of contact lenses and their packaging in order to hit the right waste bin. Let’s take a look at the composition of the individual elements of our contact lenses, their packaging and the proper way to dispose of them.