Contact lens care is extremely important for the health of your eyes. Improper lens care can lead to eye irritation or worse, fungal infections. To prevent against eye disease or infections, a cleaning solution should be used daily. This is where a multipurpose lens solution comes in handy.

There used to be multiple steps involved in caring for your lenses, but with a solution made for all steps, cleaning your contact lenses has become much easier. Gone are the days of soaping up your contacts before rinsing and storing them for the night. The all-steps solution will be able to help you do all the steps of cleaning, rinsing, disinfecting and storing.

Using a multipurpose solution, remove your contact lens and put it in the palm of your hand. Apply a several drops of the solution and rub for several seconds. Last, add more solution to the lens to rinse away. Fill you contact lens case with solution and store them until you're ready to wear them again.

You'll be able to find many brands of all purpose lens solutions at your local drugstore, supermarket, or discount department store. Among popular brands, you might find Renu of Baush & Lomb or Opti-Free on store shelves, but each store carries a different selection.

You will also find brands that sell "no rub" solutions, meaning that you won't have to rub the lens to clean it. However, doctors recommend rubbing them with solution as a rule of complete lens care. Rubbing helps remove dirt and make-up from the lenses, so keep this in mind, should you go for a no rub solution.