Purpose: To compare effectiveness of cleaning with and without rubbing of soft contact lenses.
Methods: Three-hundred new biweekly disposable hydrogel lenses (Ocufilcon D, FDA Group IV; 55% water content) were artificially deposited with serum albumin, hand cream (semi-transparent deposits) and mascara (black deposits). The treated lenses were randomly divided into three groups, each group cleaned by one of three methods of cleaning--Rubbing (R), No-Rub following the manufacturer's instruction on duration of rinsing (NR1) and No-Rub with a shorter duration of rinsing (NR2).