Gifts for contact lens wearers

Be careful with eye drops. Quell’s label doesn’t give directions for use with contact lenses, and this site doesn’t guess at an answer, so a bottle could leave a lens wearer with a question for their eye doctor rather than something they can open and use.

If they wear lenses only some of the time

Some people wear contacts for sport or special occasions and glasses the rest of the week. Even then, how to use Quell around their lenses is a question for their eye doctor. If they’ve already asked and been told it’s fine, a bottle is a straightforward gift.

Ideas that skip the question

• A good glasses case for the days they give their eyes a rest from lenses.
• A travel kit pouch with room for a lens case and solution.
• A desk humidifier for a dry office.
• Wraparound sunglasses for wind and glare.
• A small mirror for putting lenses in away from home.

Things not to buy for them

Lens solution, rewetting drops and lenses themselves are tied to the specific products their eye doctor chose. Unless you know exactly what they use, those are better left to them.

If you do give Quell

Tell them the label doesn’t cover lenses, and suggest they ask their eye doctor before using it. Can I use Quell with contact lenses? has what to show that doctor, and the Drug Facts page has the full ingredient list.