Can you go blind if you sleep with your contacts on?

Question

I feel asleep with my contact on and now I can barely see

Answer 1

i used to sleep with mine in all the time...you shouldn't go blind but i would suggest that you clean them right away!!!

Answer 2

Be careful with sleeping in your contacts. The reason is not because you might go blind, but you could get a severe eye infection if you do it frequently. Also, the inability for the eye to obtain oxygen that is required can give you a corneal ulcer and will make it so you can never wear contacts again, because with that ulcer your eye will reject them so to speak kind of like how the human body rejects organ transplants.

Also, there is a remote possibility that if you have dirt in that contact and you sleep with it in over night, you could potentially burn a hole in your cornea, and you will be blind in that spot, as if there is a fly on your eye and you can't remove it, this has happened before although it is rare, be careful. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

The inconvenience of conventional eyeglasses has led to the development of plastic corrective lenses that can be worn under the eyelids, directly over the eyeball. Such contact lenses minimize the danger of breakage that is always present with ordinary glasses, because, like the eye, contact lenses are protected from injury by the shape of the skull. Present-day contact lenses cover only the cornea of the eye; a special molding process permits precision fitting to the curvature of the cornea to minimize irritation. So-called soft lenses, now in common use, are made from a soft plastic material that molds itself to the shape of the cornea. Extended-wear contact lenses should be used only following careful consultation with an eye doctor.

Research has been done with implanted lenses that reshape the cornea to correct focal defects. Another approach is the direct reshaping of the cornea through a surgical procedure called radial keratotomy. Although this operation is coming into increasing use, it can present problems and it has been criticized by a number of physicians.

Answer 4

You won't go blind however I wouldn't make a habit out of sleeping with them on. Get some eye drops for contacts and use that or take them out, clean them and put 'em back in.

Answer 5

your eyes will get dry and you can do a damage to your eyes, but going blind isn't likely

check out focus night/day contacts, you can sleep in them
and your eyes breathe much better in them

the removing and cleaning daily got to be a hassle for me, and you can have mishaps and pick up even more germs while the contact is exposed

I changed to the focus brand (hassle free), but then I had the laser correction (love it)

make sure you keep your contact case clean as well
used to clean put my case in the dish washer and clean it, (need a container that holds smaller items, you can get one in most baby supplies dept.


good luck!

Answer 6

I used to sleep in my "normal" contacts all the time, sometimes leaving them in for a couple days at a time. My eye doctor just "discouraged" it but said if I didn't have any complications then it was fine. Now I have night and day lenses and you can sleep in those

Answer 7

Im not a dr. but i went to sleep several times with contacts in and nothing ever happened. You can get an infection so dont b lazy just take them out!

Answer 8

Most contacts should be removed to sleep. There is one brand that advertises air is allowed through and they can be kept in. Not removing them could cause some corneal irritation with temporary blurring of vision.

Answer 9

I wouldn't suggest sleeping with them on. If they move and get stuck in a certain part of your eye, (which can happen) you may have to get them surgically removed. ( the contacts)

Answer 10

I hope not cause I wear mine for 4 or 5 weeks without taking 'em out.