Improvised Contact Lens Solution

I use monthly disposable lenses. I ran out of solution. I forgot to go to the opticians and get more.

Now I have the option of either throwing away some brand new lenses or improvising some sort of overnight solution. Any ideas?

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boil water, add salt, instant sterile saline.

Hmph. Ok, just back from the supermarket (way too much effort) - didn't realise they sold that there so cheers for that PH

Seriously though, what will they think of to sell next? Stuff, actual stuff in a supermarket. Cool...

The proprietary stuff isn’t just sterile saline, its distilled water to take out other mineral impurities.

Then the level of salt content has to match that normally found in tears.

Get the saturation level wrong and it will draw moisture out of the eye tissue. This isn’t good for your eyes and will sting.

Certainly you can make it correctly, given the right equipment and measuring apparatus. The chances of you having that around the average house are nil.

Even if you have the equipment to do a little home chemistry, it’s not worth your time and effort compared to buying it.

Knock on a few neighbours doors, or phone a friend, you will be able to borrow some.

came home completely st-faced one night and just took my lenses out and left them by the sink. all shrivelled up by morning

put them back in the case all crispy with solution that morning and they were fine by the time i went out again that night..

Get the daily disposables you tightwad!

Says he who's worn his glasses today.

I don't know why you went out Gylen. You could have asked your neighbour, surely?

fk that! I'd rather ask for a cup of sugar

Or a game of tennis.