lint free towels for contacts

Mike Tyner, OD

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Jun 30, 1997, 3:00:00 AM6/30/97

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> Does anyone know where to find some good lint-free towels for wiping your
> hands while inserting contacts? Regular paper towels and tissue have way
> too much lint that eventually winds up on the contacts.

It's interesting.. the cheaper the paper towels the better they work
for contacts. The softer and more expensive the towels and tissue,
the more they shed.

I use white "self-fold" paper towels in the office, and I teach patients
to avoid handling the _back side_ of their contacts after the final rinse.
A little dust on the front surface seldom causes problems.

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Mike Tyner, OD
drm...@bham.com

Chris Feahr

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Jun 30, 1997, 3:00:00 AM6/30/97

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Kay-Dry wipers from Kimberly Clark (large or small sizes) avail from B.P.I. in Florida are excellent
lint-free hand wiping towels. Anticipate retail prices of $8-$10 per box.

Chris Feahr, OD

ChrisJern

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Jul 1, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/1/97

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Mark J. Lapierre

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Jul 1, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/1/97

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Mark J. Lapierre Sr.
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ChrisJern <chri...@aol.com> wrote in article
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> Does anyone know where to find some good lint-free towels for wiping your
> hands while inserting contacts? Regular paper towels and tissue have way
> too much lint that eventually winds up on the contacts.
>

I wore soft contact lenses for 20 years. I had the best luck with those
fuzzy kind terry cloth bath and hand towels. seems like those would be the
most likely to give off lint but if the towels are in good shape they
don't.

Also the fuzzy nature of the things helps take the last of the
contaminants from your skin as you dry your hands. I was an oil burner
serviceman at the time, sulphur laden carbon dosen't all wash out of your
pores.... transfer a tiny amount of that to a lens, then to your eye and...
OUCH!!!

Major drawback though, be sure you get a clean towel from the linen closet
so you don't pick up bathroom germs.

Mark

David Allen

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Jul 1, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/1/97

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Why mess with towels at all?

Punch those buggers in wet, and dry off afterwards.

S. Crawley

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Jul 1, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/1/97

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On the point of terry towels a small hint. Wash before use when new
and don't use to much fabric conditioner. Excessive use of fabric
conditioner decreases the absorbency and increases the "fluffiness".
Also drying in the fresh air as opposed to the tumble dryer improves
matters further.

Susan =20

Toric soft lens wearer for the past 15yrs (Not the same pair!)

> I had the best luck with those

>fuzzy kind terry cloth bath and hand towels. seems like those would be =