Wearing contact lenses instead of eyeglasses gives you a lot of freedom in life, you don’t need prescription sunglasses, you can wear standard safety glasses, you can even swim and still see as opposed to leaving your glasses near your towel where they could gt broken or stolen.
Unfortunately, anyone who wears contact lenses will tell you they aren’t always perfect and it can be easy to get minor infections and irritations that might mean you have to stop wearing your contacts for a day or two, or worse, schedule an appointment with your optometrist to see what’s going on.
Proper cleaning of contact lenses is absolutely important, as is good eyecare, and that means properly cleaning makeup away from your eyes before putting in your contact lenses, washing your face and removing slep discharge from the corners of your eyes, and making sure you don’t have an eyelash under the eye lid before inserting your lenses.
Depending on the type of lens you use, it may absorb foreign fluids such as skin oils, lotions, soaps etc, and this can cause a burning sensation when inserted, it may be possible to thoroughly clean them using solution, but if you’re wearing disposable lenses then this might be your cue to start with a fresh set.
Be aware also that contact lens suppliers don’t make one size fits all, this is why only a licensed optometrist is able to test your vision and measure your eye curvature, and why despite the huge catalog, there are always only a few types that will be suitable for you.
Spending a lot of time using a computer can cause eye strain, dryness, twitching, soreness, or redness, and is because when we look at a computer screen for long periods of time we blink less, and contact lenses need constant lubrication, without which they may dry out and even stick to your cornea.
Working in dry and dusty conditions can cause the same symptoms, so being aware of where you are and what you’re doing is important, and you should probably try to take a break more often, perhaps even use dry eye drops intended for contact wearers.
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