If you pick your contact lenses carefully, you ll get the best type for your eyes. Your optician will give you his recommendations during your fitting exam, and go over how you should care for your new contacts. This way, even if you are new to the world of contacts, you ll know what you should and shouldn t do. Acuvue advance contacts also offer you great protection as well. They offer the highest type of UVA blocking and UV ray protection available for contact lenses. You can enjoy wearing these contacts anywhere you go, which is great for those who travel. If you like to go to the beach you can rest assured in knowing that the Acuvue advance lenses will keep your eyes protected from the sun while you enjoy the beauty of the beach. Antibacterial soap is the best soap to use, as it will thoroughly clean your hands and it doesn t contain any type of fragrance. The first thing to do when cleaning your hard contacts is to take the lens out of your eye and put it in the center of your hand. You should have your cleaner out, and ready to use anytime you are looking to clean your lenses. Contact Lenses Versus Glasses As you probably already know, there are quite a few differences between contact lenses and eye glasses. Glasses have been around a lot longer than contacts, although most people prefer to wear contacts instead of glasses. Contacts have become popular over the years, proving to be the best alternative to wearing bulky glasses. The hard contact lenses include gas permeable and the conventional hard lenses. Soft contact lenses include daily wear, extended wear, and disposable wear. These are all great contacts, although you should check with your optician to see what he recommends. If you are just starting to wear hard contact lenses or have thought about them in the past, you ll need a 2 - 4 week break period, where you will gradually wear the contacts longer and longer with each passing day. If you have night and day contact lenses, you ll need to take them out on a regular basis and clean them. There are a few products you can use to clean your contacts, which we will look at below. 1. Saline Saline is a common product for rinsing contacts, most used for storing and rinsing your lenses.