Over-wearing circle contact lenses is never free of risk. It
is strictly advised to the consumers to avoid wearing contact lenses for more
than 8 hours a day. Consumers jeopardize their vision and eyes by neglecting
their eye care professionals’ advice and put everything into risk by ignoring
the yearly check-ups. Something similar was realized by London based Fashion
designer Aimee during her routine check-up of circle
contact lenses.
Aimee McWilliams, 33 has been wearing circle contact lenses
from the age of 14 but she never felt any discomfort by contact lenses. During
her routine check-up; she was given a shock by her eye care professional that
she is on the verge of total blindness. Due to over-wearing circle contact
lenses (for more than 14 hours a day) her eyes were dangerously oxygen-starved
and thus she may lose eye sight permanently anytime soon.
'I was horrified,' recalls Aimee, from London. 'I'd
always worn my lenses from 7 am until nearly midnight. Nobody had told me that
I was jeopardizing my sight by wearing them for so long, though I suppose
I just said I used them daily.
'What frightened me even more was that there had been no
signs anything was wrong - my eyes looked the same. And I'd delayed my annual
check-up by several weeks because I was so busy and I didn't think I really
needed one.'
Neovascularization
Over-wearing circle contact lenses may lead to a disease known as “neovascularization”
in which the eyes compensate the deficient oxygen supply through growing new
blood vessels over the cornea. Cornea is the only part of the human body that
fulfills its oxygen requirement from the air than from the blood vessels. Since
circle contact lenses act as a barrier in oxygen permeability; threats of permanent
blindness increase as time goes by.
You must conduct a self-exam on weekly basis if you are a
regular wearer of circle contact lenses. Stay vigilant for these symptoms to
find out if you have also been over-wearing
your circle contact lenses. Being a regular wearer of circle contact lenses
you need to be very meticulous about wearing circle lenses, failing to follow
which may cost you the vision loss.
Circle contact lens wearers are always at greater risk of eye
injuries such as conjunctivitis
that spreads through sharing circle contact lenses and non-hygienic
attitude towards circle contact lenses. It is safe to wear circle contact
lenses daily provided you are not exceeding the time limit suggested to you by
your doctor.
Are you at risk due to wearing circle contact lenses? Follow
“Circle
Lenses’ Health Risks” to save yourself from peripheral and acute damages or
buy safe
to wear & KFDA & USFDA circle lenses.
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