Can you really get blind from leaving your contacts in overnight?!
Question:
Can you really get blind from leaving your contacts in overnight?
Like, if you leave your contact in overnight (ones that should not be used overnight), would you be blind the next day?
Answers:
If you sleep in your contact lenses, you will never wake up blind the Next day. However, if you sleep in your contacts over & over....
Repeated over wear of your contact lenses can in fact lead to blindness.
This is one example on how that can happen:
By over wearing contacts, a lot of bacteria can get trapped on your eye. This can lead to something called a bacterial corneal ulcer. An ulcer is basically a little pit caused by rotting tissue. If this occurs on your cornea (the clear part of your eye), it can turn into a hole that goes all the way through your cornea. This is an ocular emergency! Not only will it result in corneal scarring, in some cases it can lead to the loss of the entire eye. If you do get a scar on your cornea, that can cause blindness. Think about a corneal scar as looking through fogged glass. You will still have light perception, but you will not be able to read, recognize faces, etc.
Just be sure to follow your Optometrist's directions for cleaning your contacts and wear time. Best of Luck!
p.s.- contact lens over wear can also cause many other problems, be careful!