What can happen if you wear contacts too long without cleaning them.

Question

the longest i've gone was a month

Answer 1

Your eyesight gets fuzzy because of the protein buildup on the lenses and bacteria can breed and cause an eye infection which can lead to pain and suffering and impaired vision or BLINDNESS.

Answer 2

well nothing really , just frequent pink eyes at first, some blur vision but temporary .

I was in the Navy and on the ship underway it was really difficult to constantly take care of my contacts .. i started one day sleeping with them till it became a habit and i lasted more than 2 month with contacts not even taking them out , at first it hurts but your eyes will get use to it ...

Answer 3

Nothing good! You'll increase your risk of getting some sort of bacterial infection. Even if you wash your hands prior to inserting and taking out your lenses, germs will still manage to make their way to your lenses, which will end up in your eyes!

I wear contact lenses, too. You really need to take care of them! You only get one pair of eyes - don't damage them!!

Answer 4

serious infections, corneal neovascularization, dry eye, corneal ulcers, giant papillary conjunctivitis, not being able to wear contacts ever again

Answer 5

you can get a really bad eye infection, your contacts might break and other bad things

Answer 6

idont know i dont wear contacts

Answer 7

you can easily get an eye infection or can cause the contacts to wear out