New contact lenses cleaning question

I have been wearing contact lenses for a month now. I have monthly
disposable soft toric lenses. This morning I moved onto a fresh pair and
have noticed some improvement in vision. This got me thinking that I may
not be cleaning them correctly. My usual care regime is to leave them to
soak overnight in the multi-purpose solution and then before I put them in,
I squirt some solution into the palm of my hand and give the lenses a quick
rub round with my finger. Is this sufficient?

 

It would appear to be so. Studies of such things have revealed that some
vision degradation naturally occurs with soft contact lenses despite best
efforts to clean them, hence the invention of the disposable contact lens.

DrG

 

I've worn my Cooper Frequency 55 torics (daily wear) for 7 months now,
replacing them at 3 months. The new ones don't give any better vision
or comfort than the old ones I wore the previous day. I rub with Renu
(or Rite-Aid clone) in the evening per standard instructions and rinse
with saline in the morning. So far, so good.

 

And...? In time, your lenses will also degrade. I did not specify how
soon.

DrG

 

Undoubtedly. I was just wondering if rubbing at night would remove more
crud than rubbing in the morning. Mine are nominally monthly
disposable, but the optician said that two months was fine.

 

I clean my lenses in the morning because I am too lazy to do so before I go
to bed. Theoretically, it is better to remove the bioburden before
soaking, as this makes the disinfectant more effective.

DrG

 

Undoubtedly. I was just wondering if rubbing at night would remove more

I was told to clean my lenses when they are taken out and again before
putting them back in. Normally though I just clean them at night then put
them straight in in the morning (although very occasionally they sting like
mad in which case another rub with solution sorts them out)