Leaving contacts in for long periods of time?

Question

ive been leaving them in for long periods of time how harmful is this to my eyes?

Answer 1

IT depends on what type of contacts you are wearing (soft, hard, 30 day, daildy disposable etc) and what you mean by long periods of time!

Daily disposables are only intended to be worn for 7-8 hrs at a time as they are non pourus which means that you eyes can't 'breath' whilst you have them in. If you leave them in for longer than reccommended you can damage your eyes and ar also prone to infections!

Ready and follow the instructions of change to a type of contact the suits your needs better - you really shouldn't be gambling with your site.

Answer 2

Yeah.. Most contact brands require that you take them out each night. They could dry on your eyes while your sleeping and cause LOADS of problems.

Answer 3

corneal ulcers, neovascularization, giant papillary conjunctivitis, and not being able to ever wear contacts again

Answer 4

yes, ur eyes will be dry and the eye health will decrease

Answer 5

How long? Like 2 days at a time? It's really really not good to leave them in too long - you can get a really bad eye infection.

Answer 6

Your number will slowly go down and you might even become blind if u keep doing that

Answer 7

You said the magic word yourself...no problems with your eyes...YET

Keep tempting fate and you will for sure.

Some can abuse their eyes for quite awhile, some only get away with it for a little while,,,but eventually, 9 out of 10 will develop problems and wish they had never done it.