The danger of contact lens wear, from infection to blindness

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Currently the number of contact lens wearers continue to grow from day to day.

The reason, contact lenses provide convenience for the wearer to treat eye disorders minus without having to wear glasses that are considered impractical and reduce beauty. Not to mention the proliferation of colored contact lenses are considered to be able to add beauty, then even people who do not have eye disorders also choose to wear contact lenses.

Well, the phenomenon is indeed legitimate. But the important thing to notice is the cleanliness of contact lenses along with its container. Because it is recognized or not, contact lens wearers uncommon to notice it. They are also likely to continue to wear contact lenses for a period of more than 8 hours as recommended, even still wear it when bathing or sleeping. So what are the dangers that could result from this bad habit?

Reporting from dailymail.co.uk, rarely change bad habits such as contact lenses or contact lens wear for a long time can cause eye infections that could potentially harm such as keratitis. "Keratitis is an inflammation of the cornea that causes blindness," wrote the study. "Nearly a third of contact lens wearers confessed that they never go to the eye doctor to cure this disorder."

"Not only that, about 8 out of 10 people admitted to never cleaning their contact lenses with tap water. And did you know that this behavior will make the risk of eye infection increases because tap water itself contains millions of micro-organisms that live in it. This applies Similarly, if you wear contact lenses you to swim. Because bacteria will hide behind your contact lenses which can then lead to infection. "

"Keratitis can also be caused by scratches from nails as you enter and take the contact lenses out of the container."

So, what should be considered by contact lens wearers?

Wash hands with soap and water then dry properly before touching the contact lens.
Always contact lenses off before you bathe, sleep, or swim
Always clean contact lenses with a special cleaning fluid contact lenses. Never clean with ordinary tap water.
When storing contact lenses, contact lens to position the concave portion at the bottom. So water will soak contact lenses. This is to prevent contact lens dryness you experience.