my biggest problem is that im a bit of a hypochondriac. put that together with a moment of not being attentive and u get a real tragedy. so, what i did is i washed my face with my contacts in. im not quite sure if water actually went in my eyes, my best guess is it didnt. however, 10 minutes later i took them out, cuz i read online that u can get keratitis and go blind if water and contacts interact. rite now my contacts are in a peroxide based solution, so i have no doubt that every living thing that once existed on them will die. my question is...will my eyes b okay after this episode?
2007-07-09 05:06:45 · 8 answers · asked by Dana M 1 in Health ➔ Optical
I wear contacts all the time... I wear them sometimes when I sleep, whear them in the shower, when I go to the pool, tubing down the river.... They are made to wear for all kinds of things... If you get water in your eye it will sometimes make your contact fall out.. But I have never had that happen. It has never given me and kind of infection either... You don't have much to be worried about at all.
2007-07-09 05:21:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't get keratitis when your contacts touch water! I wash my face with my contacts in all the time! Your eyes will be fine. Mine are!
2007-07-09 05:11:09 · answer #2 · answered by Luvie_Pie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They'll be fine. I've done it before and so has just about everybody I know who has contacts, none of us have went blind. As long as it's not all of the time, and it's not a ton of water you should be good. No need to worry! :-)
2007-07-09 05:09:53 · answer #3 · answered by Peatea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I put on touch lenses for the duration of the day and glasses the first thing within the morning and at night time.My eye healthcare professional advised me that dressed in glasses,even a bit bit,is well for the eyes given that they get undertaking.
2016-09-05 20:53:51 · answer #4 · answered by willmon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, plain water isn't going to hurt a thing. Just rinse the lenses in your normal cleaning solution, and return to your normal routine.
2007-07-09 05:11:07 · answer #5 · answered by randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my guess is yes.
i shower with my contacts & sometimes i feel like water goes in my eye but all i feel is my contacts wanting to slip off where they have no grip.
i'm sure u'll be fine. i've seen people SWIM with contacts on.
2007-07-09 05:10:35 · answer #6 · answered by *~JeS~* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is absoultly no reason to worry, I swim, shower, and put makeup on with my contacts in. Infections are rare and THAT will certainly not cause it!
2007-07-12 08:40:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
2007-07-09 05:09:32 · answer #8 · answered by CATWOMAN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋