Simple Mistakes That Could Make You “Lose Your Eyes”
A doctor has warned that a procedure that can permanently damage your eyes is “permanent.”
Before I decided to shine a laser beam into my eyes and feel the hot breath of my eyeballs rising up my nose—I swear it wasn’t a bad thing, it was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life—I bought a plastic bag. , so I wouldn’t accidentally bump into a stranger on the street and mistake them for greeting me.
Considering that our eyes are one of our most important and sensitive organs, wearing contact lenses comes with a few caveats and rules—one of which is very important because if you ignore them, you can “lose” your eyes.
Contact lens wearers listen up (Getty Stock Images)
Dr. Amanda Redfern, an ophthalmologist and assistant professor at the Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health & Science University, discusses the importance of eye health on the podcast Am I Doing It Wrong.
In particular, she highlights some important things to remember if you wear contact lenses. “Sleeping with your contacts in is not healthy.” This is very dangerous. “Don’t do it,” he said.
“It’s like playing Russian roulette.”
Dr. Redfern explained that sleeping with your contacts in increases the risk of contact dermatitis, an infection of the area of the eye that is covered by the contact lenses.
The infection can be the beginning of all the problems that follow. Redfern continued: “It doesn’t happen all the time, but when it does, it’s scary.”
Basically, don’t sleep in your contact lenses, your optician won’t be thanking you (Getty Stock Images)
It’s very painful, and in the worst cases, you can lose your vision.
In less severe cases… your vision may be permanently affected.
“If the scar is in the middle of your cornea, it will still affect your vision if you don’t get a skin graft,” he said.
In addition, he said, it’s important to keep contact lenses clean and not wear them while doing activities that could damage or contaminate them.
This includes swimming in pools, lakes, and even wearing a swimsuit while bathing. He explains: “The problem with contact lenses is that they trap bacteria between the lens and the skin, which can lead to infections and all the problems we’re talking about.
“In general, we don’t recommend exposing the eyes to anything that isn’t sterile.”