Saturday, September 12, 2015

Why do we have to dry our hands before handling contact lens?


I don't understand why we should dry our hands before putting contact lens on. I wash my hands really well with soap and water. Then I just use the contact solution and squeeze a few drops on my fingers before I touch my contacts. Supposedly pathogens/bacteria thrive in water. But if I dry my hands, where do the germs go? They got onto my towel? They evaporated because of the dryness? They simply disappear? They are dead when there is no water? I'm sure that my dry towel could have a lot of germs on it too right?

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