Source: Xiaoxiang Morning News
A 23-year-old man in Jinan, Shandong
Forgot to take off contact lenses because of wedding night
The next day, one eye could not be seen!
When I went to the hospital for treatment, I found that
Eyeballs have turned porcelain white
It turned out that it was because he was busy with the wedding
didn’t pay attention to hand hygiene
also forgot to take off contact lenses on the wedding night
caused serious corneal infection
Fortunately, I finally passed the corneal transplant surgery
saved the eyeball
Doctor reminded that there are many hidden dangers in wearing contact lenses
If you wear them, don’t do more than 8 hours
Wear invisible eyes for a long time
Eyes may be "hypoxia" and "inflamed"
Why do you experience symptoms such as dry eye disease, keratitis ?
Deputy Director of , Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Chief Physician , English , : Long-term wearing of contact lenses will affect the metabolism of oxygen in the eye, causing hypoxia in the eyes. In addition, contact lenses are a foreign object in the eye. Long-term wearing will cause decreased stability of the eye surface endometrium, inflammation of the eye surface, and damage to the keraconjunctival epithelial cells.
Which type of people are not recommended to wear contact lenses?
Deputy Director of Beijing Ophthalmology Research Institute Chief Physician Huiying : The first category is patients with dry eye disease, especially some patients with moderate or severe dry eye disease. The second category is people who are allergic to contact lenses themselves or contact lens care solution .
When performing swimming and other exercises
Can't wear contact lenses
Can you wear contact lenses when exercising?
Experts said that it is best not to wear contact lenses when swimming, because contact lenses are adsorbent and easily deposit pathogenic microorganism in the water on the lens. Moreover, eyes that wear contact lenses for a long time have relatively weak resistance to pathogenic microorganisms and are easily infected by various pathogenic microorganisms.
contact lenses cannot be "extra-term service"
You cannot wear
at night
How to wear contact lenses scientifically?
Experts recommend that before wearing contact lenses, go to the hospital for an ophthalmic examination to check whether there are dry eyes, inflammation or eye hypoxia, and confirm whether it is suitable for wearing. Choose regular manufacturers and brands with better oxygen permeability and material passing.
Clean the lens regularly, pay attention to the shelf life, and cannot "exceed service overtime". Generally, wear it for up to 4-6 hours a day, and it is not recommended to take too long. Especially not allowed to wear it at night. Clinically, it has been found that there have been cases where corneal inflammation or even ulcers are caused by wearing it for a long time or even sleeping at night, resulting in corneal inflammation and even ulceration, and finally blindness.
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