What really does happen if you were to sleep with contacts in?

Question

What really does happen if you were to sleep with contacts in?

Answer 1

Well, it sometimes it dosn't do anything but it is supposed to make your vision a little worse....

just don't do it

i wouldn't

i have contacts too

hope i helped :]

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Answer 2

In theory, it's not good, because your eyes can't "breathe" as well and your contacts can trap bacteria.

However, I've done it before and it didn't really cause any noticeable damage.

Answer 3

Imagine sleeping with a mask over your nose and mouth, preventing you from breathing.

That's what sleeping with your contacts in does to your eyes.  Suffocates them, deprives them from oxygen, makes them quite unhappy.

I don't know anyone that doesn't fall asleep once in a while with their lenses in ... not the end of the world, but if you think that over time there isn't "noticeable" damage ... think again.  The damage is easily noticeable behind the slit lamp (the microscope your eye doctor uses to look at the health of your eyes) ... in order to overcome the oxygen deprivation, there is growth of new blood vessels (neovascularization) onto the cornea.  BAD NEWS!!

Even if you then were the model contact lenses wearer, those vessels might stop transporting blood, but they never go away, they become empty "ghost" vessels ... and it is like the groundwork is ready for the next time you deprive your eyes of oxygen ... those "ghost" vessels will start carrying blood again asap.

So don't sleep in your lenses if possible. There are contacts out there approved for continuous wear, but still most optometrists will recommend removing them before going to bed.

You wouldn't want someone depriving you of your required oxygen ... why would you deprive your eyes??

:)

Answer 4

The lenses will block oxygen from going into the eyes. And dryness will set in and redness will be seen. bad for eyes in long term.

Answer 5

If you're supposed to take them out at night, it's really not good for eyes.  Depending on how many nights you consecutively sleep in them, you could get eye infections, they could dry to your eyes, you could tear them trying to take them out, or you could even get an ulcer in your eye.  I work for an optometrist, and we see it all the time.

If you really don't want to take your contacts out at night, they make night and day contacts that you can sleep in.