Q：How to choose and wear contact lenses?
A：Buying and wearing contact lenses should pay attention to the following matters:
(1) Do not use the product without the license issued by the TFDA. You can go to the website called “Drugs & Cosmetics License Database” to inquire the licensed product.
(2) You should notice that if there is a complete label on the carton, such as name, TFDA official number (Medical Devices Import License Number 000000 or Medical Devices Manufacture License Number 000000), the name and address of manufacturers and pharmaceutical firms, the date of manufacture or batch number, valid time and expiration date.
(3) This kind of product should be issued by ophthalmologist’s prescription. It is better to check your eyes before wearing contact lenses, and choose the appropriate contact lenses with good quality by ophthalmologist. Other things that must be required are complying with the wearing time which is suggested by ophthalmologist, and choosing the appropriate cleaning and preserving liquid of contact lenses to do the procedure of maintenance --- cleaning, sterilizing, preserving and deproteinizing.
(4) People wearing the contact lenses may have the higher probability to get hurt of their eyes than general people because their corneas have covered by contact lenses directly for a long time. If you feel uncomfortable with your eyes or something wrong with contact lenses, please go to see the doctor immediately to have the healthy window of soul.
(5) When people buy disposable contacts, please according to the product manual to change the new one. Do not forget to change on the appropriate time for saving the money
Q：What is the function of contact lenses and how to choose and use?
A：
(1) Function: To keep the lenses clean, prevent the contamination from microorganism and to keep the lenses on the eyes moist. Categories are included: cleaning solution, enzyme cleaning tablets, wet liquid, rinse, soak preservation solution and multi-function maintenance fluid.
(2) The measures of contact lens cleaning and preservation liquid: Step to use [categories] multi-function, dual-oxygen system and other systems.
Step one: Hand-rub, multi-function solution, daily cleaning liquid, daily cleaning liquid.
Step Two: Rinse, multi-function solution, normal saline, normal saline.
Step Three: Sterilize, multi-function solution, hydrogen peroxide and soaking in preservation liquid.
Step Four: Cleaning before wearing contact lenses, and normal saline is not required.
Besides these four steps to maintenance contact lenses, you also need to use enzyme tablets to deproteinize routinely. Cleaning of contact lenses and preservation liquid can be classified into three systems above, so consumers must be able to use the appropriate medicinal liquid, doing these four steps above correctly, otherwise pathogens and sediments will cause corneas damaged.
(3) The products which declared for free hand-rub must be more careful that do not wearing contact lenses which are continuous products more than 30 days. Weekly and monthly disposable products will be more applicable. In the case of extended wearing and daily wearing of contact lenses should not omit the step of hand-rub.
(4) You should choose the appropriate product recommended by doctor. Do not use the product without the license issued by the TFDA. You can go to the website called “Drugs & Cosmetics License Database” to inquire the licensed product.
(5) You should notice that if there is a complete label on the carton, such as name, TFDA official number (Medical Devices Import License Number 000000 or Medical Devices Manufacture License Number 000000), the name and address of manufacturers and pharmaceutical firms, the date of manufacture or batch number, valid time and expiration date.
(6) You should notice the package which is intact or not when you purchase. Do not use it if there’s any damage. Besides, you should use it according to the manual’s recommendation before the expiration date, and throw it after the expiration date.
Q：What is the principle about infrared ear thermometer? What is the matter should be attention to the purchase and usage?
A：
1. Due to the temperature of eardrum and the temperature of body of the center (the hypothalamus) temperature are similar, infrared ear thermometer is using the infrared sensors to detect the heat radiation of eardrum in order to know the body's temperature.
2. Infrared ear thermometer is a medical device. To inquire the licensed product, you can go to the website called “Drugs & Cosmetics License Database” to search the information and notice the followings:
(1) You should notice that if there is a complete label on the carton, such as name, TFDA official number (Medical Devices Import License Number 000000 or Medical Devices Manufacture License Number 000000), the name and address of manufacturers and pharmaceutical firms, the date of manufacture or batch number, valid time and expiration date.
(2) You should read the manual carefully before using the device and following the instruction to use.
(3) While using the ear thermometer, it should be inserted into the ear canal entrance. The probe is aligned with the eardrum to the inner ear in order to get an accurate temperature. Due to the human ear’s canal is not linearly, you need to pull the top of the ear back when you use ear thermometer so that the ear canal will be able to be linear-shaped, and the ear thermometer are more likely to align the eardrum. Some ear thermometers have built a variety of measurement modes [such as in rectal temperature or in oral temperature prevail]. The measured values are different, so it’s better to select measurement mode before using to avoid errors.
(4) You need to use probe covers to cover some ear thermometers, or it can not measure the correct temperature. It must to be replaced before using a clean and intact covers.
(5) Due to the composition of electronic parts of ear thermometers have its valid time, the user is encouraged to use an ordinary thermometer intervals [or rectal thermometer] for comparison. If error, please contact the original manufacturer, agency or pharmacist.
Q：How should I do if I have any problem about the measured value from home-used blood glucose meter?
A：
(1) There some reasons that might cause the error of results from home-used blood glucose meter, such as the battery is dead, the password is wrong, inadequate blood, paper damp/expired/improper preservation, certain medications or food, settings of blood glucose meter or operational errors. Home self-monitoring of blood glucose meter can be used as a reference to track the disease. If someone has disease, it should follow the professional treatment by doctor in order to achieve the best health management.
(2) If you doubt that the test result from home-used blood glucose meter is not correct, it is recommended to use the original glucose control solutions to confirm the testing value and to be the first time as a self-validation. If you still have doubts, you should consult with the manufacturer/ pharmaceutical firm.
(3) The home-used blood glucose meter is used to detect small amount of blood from blood capillaries; other will be drawn the blood from venous by the hospital. Based on different samples, it cannot be compared by these two samples.
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