When people think of “natural” and “preservative free”, they generally associate these words with the foods they choose to eat. While natural and preservative free foods are a great way to promote proper health, preservatives are found in more than just the foods we eat.

How Preservatives In Your Eye Drops May Cause Irritation

Most standard eye drops use preservative ingredients to prevent spoiling and to keep the product fresh. Similar to preservatives in foods, preservatives in eye drops may actually be doing more harm than good for your eyes. According to the US National Library of Medicine, long term use of eye drops with preservatives, specifically those with Benzalkonium Chloride (BAK) should be avoided. More than just Benzalkonium Chloride, other preservatives such as alcohol have shown to contribute to long-term irritation, increased tear instability, and also may even cause inflammation that you may be trying to relieve.

Nature's Tears Eye Drops

Nature's Tears Eye Drops are Ideal For People Who Need Mild Eye Drops For Long Term Use

While using eye drops with preservatives generally isn’t a problem short term, long term use may actually complicate the very eye issues you’re trying to preventl. If you’re one who suffers from chronic dry-eye syndrome, or if you simply use eye drops on a regular basis, there are a few highly regarded all-natural eye drops made without preservatives for long-term use.

Additional to irritation caused by long-term use, many people have allergy problems resulting from eye drops with preservatives in them. Since preservatives use non-natural ingredients, our body may reject this, resulting in an allergic reaction. While most allergic reactions are very mild, many find it hard to use any eye drops with preservatives in them impossible due to their allergies.

Preservative Free Eye Drop Options

 

Amcon Viva Drops

Viva Drops Are The Most Popular Preservative Free Eye Drop at AC Lens

Thankfully, there are many brands that manufacture all natural, preservative free eye drops. Eye drops such as Tears Naturale, Viva Drops, Nature’s Tears, Refresh Optive Sensitive, and many others offer preservative free treatment options for people with sensitive eyes, or those who need drops for long-term use. AC Lens carries a wide variety of natural rewetting drops made for all different purposes at some of the lowest prices you can find anywhere.

To see if there are preservatives in your eye drops, make sure to read the label, as the preservatives should be annotated in the ingredients section. All eye drops AC Lens carries have the ingredients conveniently listed in the product description, so you can see whether the eye drops you would like to purchase have preservatives or not.

To buy all natural eye drops, visit our eye-drops section to learn more about the products we carry, and to find the right eye drops for your eye-care needs.

 

{ 0 comments }

DAILIES® AquaComfort Plus® Contact Lenses

by ACLens Bob on May 9, 2012

You blink about 14,000 times a day. Why not use every blink to bring comfort to your eyes? Featuring unique blink-activated moisture technology, DAILIES® AquaComfort Plus® daily disposable contact lenses refresh every time you blink.

 

Dailies AquaComfort Plus Contact Lenses

 

Since you only wear DAILIES® AquaComfort Plus® contact lenses once—put them on in the morning and throw them away at night—there’s no worry about deposit build-up over time and the lenses offer the ultimate in convenience. With daily disposable lenses, there’s no replacement schedule to memorize, absolutely no messy lens cleaning and disinfecting required or reusable lens case to keep track of.

Get more information, or a free trial offer, from Alcon or buy Dailies AquaComfort Plus online at AC Lens.

© 2012 Novartis   5/12   DAL12105WB

 

{ 0 comments }

Introducing Proclear 1-Day Multifocal Contacts

by gstockmaster on May 8, 2012

Starting May 14th, 2012, Proclear 1-Day Multifocal contact lenses will be available for customers at AC Lens. Proclear 1-Day Multifocal contact lenses, made by Cooper Vision are designed specifically for aging eyes, and are some of the first daily disposable multi-focal contact lenses available for consumers.

 The daily disposable lens design ensure highly moist, breathable wear, that eliminates discomfort due to dryness, while the multifocal shape of the lens has a gradual transition zone, that allows clear vision for both close, as well as distance viewing. Since dry-eye and presbyopia are two of the most common age-related eye conditions, Proclear 1-Day Multifocal contacts are highly effective for most people who have started to experience the effects of Presbyopia, which typically starts around 40 years of age.

Additional to being highly moist, there are numerous other advantages of daily disposable contact lenses, including reduced daily maintenance, increased comfort, and lower health risks.

Proclear 1-Day Multifocal

Each Proclear 1-Day Multifocal box includes 30 lenses, and as with all other contact lens products, we offer free shipping on any order over $99. If you’re interested in switching to Proclear 1-Day Multifocal lenses, consult your doctor first, and as is the same with all contacts, a prescription is required prior to ordering any contact lens product through AC Lens.


{ 0 comments }

Did you know that pink eye can be caused by allergies? Most people assume that pink eye is just the bacterial or viral eye infection that is common among children. The reality however, is that Pink Eye (better known as Conjunctivitis) is simply a term that describes irritated eye symptoms caused by the inflammation of the outer eye, and not necessarily the underlying cause of said irritation. While Pink Eye has many causes, pink eye relief eye drops can relieve itchiness and irritation regardless of what the underlying symptoms are.

Over the counter eye drops can be incredibly helpful for allergy sufferers, as normal over the counter allergy medicines such as Claritin won’t do much in terms of preventing severe spring eye allergies. Pink eye relief drops that can be bought over the counter can relieve irritation, moisturize the eyes, and cool redness not only for allergy-related pink eye, but also for viral, bacterial, and other environmental causes. While some severe cases of bacterial conjunctivitis require antibiotics, most forms of Pink Eye will naturally go away, and eye drops have even been shown to help speed up the recovery process.

Featured Over The Counter Eye Drops: 

Similasan Irritated Eye Relief

Similasan Irritated Eye Relief is an all natural, over the counter way to soothe eye symptoms related to conjunctivitis. Similasan’s irritated eye relief is not only highly effective and homeopathic, it’s only $9.95 for a bottle at AC Lens. All our customers who have reviewed this product gave it an instant 5 star rating, making us big time believers in it.

Opcon-A Eye Allergy Relief

Opcon-A Eye Allergy Relief Drops by Bausch and Lomb are former prescription strength eye drops made exclusively for treating allergy-related pink eye. Opcon-A drops not only relieve redness and irritation, but also have a built-in antihistamine that blocks allergens from causing further irritation. Since allergy related pink eye can often last for weeks at a time, Opcon-A is a great choice since it treats the symptoms as well as the cause of allergy related pink eye.

Allergan Refresh Redness Relief

Allergan Refresh Redness Relief is a popular remedy for standard red eye symptoms resulting from dry eye, contact lens wear, or environmental irritants. Refresh redness relief also is effective at relieving symptoms of conjunctivitis, and alleviating overall irritation. The best benefit of Refresh Redness Relief is that it’s versatile enough to treat almost any form of eye irritation.


 

As with all medical conditions, be sure to review your treatment options with your physician before making any important decisions. Red eye relief drops aren’t intended to cure Pink Eye, but rather to relieve the irritating symptoms associated with it.

Ordering eye drops is as easy as navigating to our eye drop page, where we have a broad selection of all the major name brand eye relief drops at discounted prices.


{ 0 comments }

Have You Ever Wondered How Your Eyes Work?

May 1, 2012

Your eyes are the most complex part of your body outside your brain. The very fact that vision is possible is mind-blowing when you learn all the complicated processes involved in processing vision. If you’re like many, you probably wonder how we see images, and what makes vision possible. For the curious, we added a [...]

read more…

Having It All with Niki Taylor – Freshlook Color Contact Lenses

April 30, 2012

Watch the “Having It All with Niki Taylor” episode that features Freshlook Color Contact Lenses. Niki Taylor and Dr. JeanMarie Davis with Alcon discuss how Freshlook can help boost your natural eye color by adding colors and dimensions. See why color contact lenses can add new levels to your fashion and beauty goals. Visit AC Lens to [...]

read more…

UV Contacts: Sun Protection Without Sunglasses?

April 30, 2012

Most people by now are fully aware that protecting both your skin and eyes from ultra-violet light can help prevent early aging, disease, and even cancer. It would also be safe to assume that people recognize that sun-block protects your skin, while sunglasses protect your eyes from ultra-violet light. What most people aren’t aware of, [...]

read more…

5 Reasons To Donate Your Old Eye Glasses

April 23, 2012

Every year, millions of people worldwide purchase new eyeglasses, or switch to wearing contact lenses instead of glasses. What most people aren’t aware of, is that it’s estimated that there are well over 160 million individuals in the world today that experience vision problems but do not wear corrective eye wear. Most of these individuals [...]

read more…

Are You Following AC Lens On Social Media?

April 19, 2012

Did you know AC Lens is on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter? Don’t miss out on the fun! Be in the know for exclusive sales, contests, coupon codes, and discounts only available to our social media followers. We’ve also got Pin Boards for all you Pinterest.com lovers out there! Are you following AC Lens on Pinterest? [...]

read more…

Benefits of Wearing Sunglasses: The Benefits You Don’t Know About

April 16, 2012

Sunglasses have numerous health and well-being benefits, most of which include wearing sunglasses for the purpose of protecting your eyes from damaging radiation and ultra-violet light. If you’re like most people, you’ve known about how damaging UV rays can be ever since that sunburn you got after forgetting to wear sun screen. While UV protection [...]

read more…