If you're one of the 50 million Americans suffering from hay fever -- and if you wear contact lenses -- the most miserable season of the year is here. Here's a Web site offering a free allergy survival kit.
Contact lens manufacturer CIBA Vision says more than 75 percent of allergy sufferers who wear contact lenses experienced discomfort, mostly caused by allergens sticking to the lens surface or by pollen spread to the eyes by hand contact.
The Allergy Survival Kit available at the Web site contains a variety of products and tips to help contact lens wearers reduce their misery quotient this time of year.
Meanwhile, the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends more thorough and frequent cleaning of contact lenses with a preservative-free solution to help alleviate the problem, along with the use of lens drops to wash away allergens and reduce irritation.
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