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A member asked:
I lost my contact solution. i need something safe to put my contacts until tomorrow morning.
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Need : Need to get to a drug store and get some solution --- they have antibacterials in them that just water or saline do not.
Answered 3/2/2019
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Hi, Only : Hi, only sterile solution from the pharmacy will do. Homemade staff willlikely cause contamination of the lenses and may cause sight threatening infection! best wishes, irina ganelis, M.D. Los angeles eye institute http://losangeleseyeinstitute.Com.
Answered 10/3/2016
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All : All pharmacy carries contact solutions. You should use them. Tap water or even sterile water is not safe.
Answered 1/10/2013
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