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WELL -BEING

CONTACTSCOMING CLEAN ABOUT

If you wear contact lenses, it’s important to care for them properly to keep your eyes healthy.

CONTACTS ARE MEANT to improve SHOW YOUR EYES YOU CARE See your ophthalmologist quickly
your vision, but if they’re dirty or worn if you notice symptoms of an eye
inappropriately, they can do more harm To care for your contacts, the infection such as redness, pain,
than good. Complications of poor contact American Academy of Ophthalmology blurry vision, sensitivity to light or a
lens care can include scratches to the recommends you: scratchy feeling in your eye that won’t
cornea, painful bumps on the inside of the »» Follow your ophthalmologist’s go away.
eyelid and potentially serious infections.
instructions for care. Dr. Sakhalkar advises those who
“Common mistakes include wearing »» Wash your hands before handling your wear contacts to swap to glasses to
contacts for an extended period of time, avoid touching their eyes. If a person
sleeping in them and using tap water contacts. must wear their contacts, they should
instead of contact lens solution to clean »» Use only sterile contact lens solution to scrub their hands with warm water
them,” says Monali Sakhalkar, MD, and soap for at least 20 seconds prior
ophthalmologist at Navicent Health. “Many clean contacts by rubbing contacts with to touching their contacts, lens case
people also neglect to replace their contact your fingers and rinsing with solution. and eyes.
case every three months, as recommended.” »» Use fresh solution every time you clean
your contacts.
»» Clean your contact case with contact
solution and letting it air dry.

VISIT WWW.NAVICENTHEALTH.ORG/OP TO WATCH AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. SAKHALKAR AND LEARN ABOUT EVERYTHING
OPHTHALMOLOGY, NAVICENT HEALTH PHYSICIAN GROUP HAS TO OFFER.

10 STRATEGIES TO Being cut off from family
and friends can take its
Fight Stress toll both mentally and
physically. According to the
American Psychological
Association, social isolation
can lead to depression.

TO COMBAT STRESS, try the following: 8. Host a virtual book club. Invite friends to read a book and
1. T ake breaks from the news. Although it’s important to stay discuss in a video chat.

informed, overload can take its toll on your mental health. 9. Prepare a virtual dinner. Ask friends to make a dish and share
2. L imit your time on social media sites, which have an the recipe.

overabundance of COVID-19 stories, not all of which are factual. 10. M ake sure you get some exercise. According to a study in
3. Acknowledge feeling lonely, sad, frustrated or depressed. the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, physical exercise can
4. If you feel overwhelmed, talk to someone you trust. reduce depression. You can exercise at home. Put on music
5. T ake breaks. Play outside with your dog or go for a walk. Just and dance. If you prefer, watch and follow along with an
exercise video. You can also invite friends virtually via video
make sure you follow the rule of keeping a distance of 6 feet chat to join you.
away from others.
6. Call friends. VISIT WELLNESS CENTER, NAVICENT HEALTH ON
7. You can be face-to-face from a distance by video chatting. FACEBOOK FOR DAILY WORKOUT PLANS.
Thanks to video chats, you can see friends and family without
having to be in the same place.

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