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Eye on Heightened Security
Since Thursday's foiled UK liquid explosives terrorist scare new rules dictate what you can and cannot bring onboard commercial aircraft. A little more inconvenience for a little more security, right?
What about artificial tears?
What about my contact lens solution, even the carrying case?
The Transportation Safety Administration has outlined new rules for onboard liquids. Click here to read all of the details.
Prescribed liquid medications are acceptable so long as the name on the prescription label matches the passenger's name. Those with severe dry eyes should have their doctor write such a prescription and ask the pharmacist to prepare that label for your OTC purchase. Don't pay $30 for a bottle of artificial tears!
I suggest you forget contact lenses altogether. The arid environment in the passenger cabin is reason enough. Pack your contact lenses and all of the supplies in your checked luggage and deal with spectacles for a few hours.
For short flights you could bring a disposable vial of a preservative-free tear supplement like Refresh or Celluvisc and apply it right before entering the security checkpoint. Lubricating ointments will likely blur your vision and may cause you to misread the flight info monitors!
At times like these we all need to be flexible, resourceful, and accommodating.
Related Topics: Travel Without Heartburn, Travel Without Injury
Technorati Tags: travel medication, flight restrictions
What about artificial tears?
What about my contact lens solution, even the carrying case?
The Transportation Safety Administration has outlined new rules for onboard liquids. Click here to read all of the details.
Prescribed liquid medications are acceptable so long as the name on the prescription label matches the passenger's name. Those with severe dry eyes should have their doctor write such a prescription and ask the pharmacist to prepare that label for your OTC purchase. Don't pay $30 for a bottle of artificial tears!
I suggest you forget contact lenses altogether. The arid environment in the passenger cabin is reason enough. Pack your contact lenses and all of the supplies in your checked luggage and deal with spectacles for a few hours.
For short flights you could bring a disposable vial of a preservative-free tear supplement like Refresh or Celluvisc and apply it right before entering the security checkpoint. Lubricating ointments will likely blur your vision and may cause you to misread the flight info monitors!
At times like these we all need to be flexible, resourceful, and accommodating.
Related Topics: Travel Without Heartburn, Travel Without Injury
Technorati Tags: travel medication, flight restrictions
