How dangerous is leaving in your contacts?!
Question: I leave my contacts in for a month or longer and they are supposed to be taken out every 2 weeks. How could this affect my eyes?
Answers: I leave my contacts in for a month or longer and they are supposed to be taken out every 2 weeks. How could this affect my eyes?
You need to follow the guidlines of your contact lenses very strictly. Contacts need to be soaked (to clean, re-hydrate, and remove germs and protein build-up) or replaced every so often depending on the brand, and type. If you don't follow instructions accordingly, you can cause SEVERE damage to your eyes, even leading to blindness. The eyes need oxygen, and contacts prevent the amount they recieve. Also, when left in too long, the germs that breed on/under the lense affect the eye, causing infections that can become serious. Protein build-up can start growing on the eye, blood vessles can expand, blocking eye sight, and you can cause severe scarring on the cornea (eye surface) that can permanantly damage eyesight, and even cause blindness (IRREVERSABLE DAMAGE)
Your eyesight isnt something to toy around with, or be taken for granted. Please use your contacts correctly and look after your eyes when using contact lenses
Well, your eyes need oxygen, if they are supposed to be taken out in two weeks, then that's what you should follow. If you eyes don't get enough oxygen then that could lead to some problems. You could possible go blind someday.
My wife left her contacts in too long. The lack of oxygen caused blood vessels to grow, which now partially blocks her vision.
Do not leave them in longer than recommended.