Eye doctors HELP PLEASE!!?

Question

CAN YOU GO BLIND DO TO OVER USING CONTACTS..SAY YOU WEAR THEM FOR A YEAR STRAIGHT?..i need to know and see facts or links if anyone has info

thanks!!

i did the stupidest thing ever and wore them for a whole year straight and now my vision is really blurry without them

Answer 1

This was not a smart decision, but what is done is done.  If you wore contacts to correct your vision, then your vision was blurry to begin with or the contacts would not have been needed.

Facts or links regarding this will not help you.  You really need to see an eye doctor.  You may have done some damage to your cornea that the doctor can hopefully treat.  Your prescription also may have changed and your natural vision may be blurrier than you remember as a result especially if you have been wearing the contacts for a year.

I really hope you have done any permanent damage to your eyes.  The only way you will know is to visit the eye doctor.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

You can most definately go blind if you mistreat your eyes by incorrectly wearing your contact lenses. However not being able to see without them is normal, that is why you have them, to be able to see. What matters is what you can see with lenses.

You need to see your optometrist and probably be fitted with disposable lenses. They need to check your eyes are healthy. They may say that you are no longer able to wear contact lenses.

Answer 3

You need to see the doctor ASAP

a year?  you're dumb as a rock

Answer 4

That really is not the smartest decision to have made, and now the blurred vision is a bad sign of the damage you have likely done to your eyes. Here are some links for you to look at:

http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/346/m...

"Problems Associated With Contact Lenses

Contact lens wearers can encounter problems with their lenses. A small group may be unable to wear contact lenses at all because of hypersensitivity, difficult optical requirements, or personal hygiene habits.

Lenses can irritate the eye because of dryness due to problems with tear production. Tear production may be inadequate, especially in older individuals.

The most dreaded and potentially blinding risk of contact lens wear is corneal ulceration, or infection. Corneal ulcerations occur more commonly in soft contact lens wearers, because the comfort level of soft contact lenses allow one to wear them for extended periods of time, thus increasing the potential for overnight use. Among the contact lens wearers in the U.S., there are an estimated 12,000 corneal ulcers per year. Factors that contribute to infection included prolonged wear time, poor sanitation and cleaning habits (remember to clear your contact lens cases as well), and dry eye syndrome. Some people will often lubricate their contact lenses with their own saliva, on their tongue, if cleaning supplies are not immediately available, and this is certainly not recommended!

Another common problem that can occur with soft lenses is that people develop sensitivity of the eyes and lids, either to the maintenance solutions or to mucus forming on the lens surface itself. Symptoms include decreased lens movement, increased mucus, and redness of the conjunctiva (the clear tissue overlying the white part of the eye). In order to overcome the these symptoms, the person generally must stop wearing contact lenses for several months and then start again with new lenses and a different type of maintenance solution.

With rigid lenses, abrasion of the cornea can occur because of rapid buildup of wearing time during the adaptation period, particularly with a lens that is not fit correctly. Wearing the contact lens too many hours per day can cause the same problem. Symptoms of corneal abrasions are pain and tearing. With patching and/or antibiotics applied to the eye, symptoms usually improve within 24 hours.

Remember that soft lenses present a greater risk of corneal ulceration due to extended wear time. The risk may be as high as 8 times that of daily wear lenses. Disposable lenses do not overcome the risk of corneal ulceration.

The wearing of contact lenses should be stopped if the eyes become red or infected, if vision is blurred, or if the lenses become uncomfortable. If symptoms do not resolve within a few hours, immediate ophthalmologic care should be sought. "