I had a good answer when I asked about the liquid behind my lens drying and wonder if this could be the cause of it.
2007-08-04 04:02:07 · 7 answers · asked by MONKEYFOXXE 1 in Health ➔ Optical
If you are wearing daily wear contact lenses, then by all means, you shouldn't be sleeping in them.
However, if you wear disposables or extended wear, sleeping in them on occasion wouldn't harm your eyes as long as you are taking them out and cleaning them and giving your eyes a break from them.
Disposables and extended wear contact lenses have a higher water content, so falling asleep in them on occasion is safe.
Wearing disposables or extended wear lenses and sleeping with them for too long of a time would most certainly damage the eyes.
2007-08-04 04:07:51 · answer #1 · answered by AV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest issue is reduced oxygen supply, in addition to tear issues and the possibility of infection.
Even contact lenses designed for overnight wear do put an extra demand on the eye though for most people, using lenses as instructed, the risks are considered small. They are not zero.
(neither are they for driving cars, but because of the convenience, most of us do it... There is a definite parallel)
Spectacles are undoubtedly healthier than contacts.
Contacts only *look* more natural.
Some people have particular issues with eyelids, tears or intolerance to oxygen derivation in the eye (the front does not breath from the lungs, but from the air in front of it) which means they should be individually warned against sleeping in contact lenses, over and above the standard considerations.
I've seen plenty of eyes with some damage from sleeping in contact lenses. Many with the lenses used wrongly, but not always.
Optometrist, retired.
2007-08-04 15:44:49 · answer #2 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sleeping with your contacts it's the worst you can do for your eyes.
The regular damage is a serious corneal ulceration ( that's very painfull really) and after that you're not allowed to use the contacts for a few weeks .
And not enough you're damaging your contacts as well.
2007-08-04 11:44:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dryness is one issue, and quite a big one.
The other problem is infection if your eye isn't being cleaned as nature intended due to the Lense in the way.
2007-08-04 11:07:46 · answer #4 · answered by 'Dr Greene' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah...don't sleep in contacts unless they are specifically designed that way......always a bad idea....you can suffer corneal abrasion or even lose the thing (the lens, not your eye) pure laziness not taking them out...then some poor sap in the er has to fish it out (the lens not your eye) if we can't find it...off to the OR you go.....BIG bill then
2007-08-04 11:09:53 · answer #5 · answered by bella36 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the cause of what? i dont understand.
anyway, no, dont sleep with your contact lens' in. you dont need them anyway while your eyes are closed ;)
2007-08-04 11:08:05 · answer #6 · answered by dali333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be don't wear them to bed and chance the loss of sight
2007-08-04 11:08:34 · answer #7 · answered by caffsans 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋