WETTING THE LENS SURFACE



The lens must have a wettable surface 
when placed on the eye if it is to be 
comfortable.  Often diagnostic lenses 
are stored dry so using a wetting 
(conditioning) solution on the lens 
prior to placement is important.  
Place a drop of the solution on the 
lens and rub the surface.  If you are 
going to view the fluorescein pattern 
after placing the lens on the eye, 
rinse the majority of the wetting 
solution off with saline.  If you do 
not, the viscous solution with cause the fluorescein to coat the lens surface making it difficult to evaluate the fluorescein under the lens.