What does it do to your eyes if you sleep in your contacts for a long period of time?

Question

What are the long term effects?

Answer 1

My eye doctor told me that it deprives your eyes of the vital oxygen they need and it can cause growths in the backs of your eyes that will eventually lead to blindness. It also increases your risk of infections. I sleep in my contacts often, but they are breathable. Even still, it is necessary to take them out every now and then to let your eyes breathe. Keep your contacts very clean, take them out every couple of nights, and as long as they aren't hard lenses, you should be fine. If you're still worried about it buy some day/night lenses.

Answer 2

the can stop you eyes from making tears and can really sometimes hurt you eyes

Answer 3

your contacts well dry out if there soft contacts they can tear because they are dry they can roll in your eye and get stuck where you can't see them you have to get help to find them and that well hurt.they can roll up and then you can't get your eye open you have to dritch your eye with water and then try to get it to unroll very uncomfortable.  You can get an eye infection if dirt is under them.

Beth

Answer 4

If you are wearing contact lenses that are not made to be worn overnight it will greatly deprive your cornea of oxygen. A cornea deprived of oxygen is tremendously susceptible to damage and infection!

but the real answer is it depends on which contacts you hold, ask your eye doctor.