Tips for Safe Grilling when Wearing Contact Lenses

Summer season carry thrill, excitement and fun. Whilst summer is all about achieving that beautiful smoldering tan, it is also the time when people fire up the grill. To make the most of summer, people stay out, surf & eat. Grilling & BBQ are the most seen side activities observed on a sunny day at beach. If you are wearing contact lenses, you need to consider following factors for safe grilling.

First and foremost; let us clear that no heat or smoke either from your fireplace, kitchen or your BBQ grill is strong enough to burn your contact lenses. There is no harm to wear contact lenses at BBQ grill. The vicious hoax that claims about taking the eyesight of a young man and holding contact lenses accountable for his vision loss has been debunked by the researchers and experts. What you need to be careful about when grilling is the way you do it-your attitude.

1. Always do the grilling outside, so there is enough oxygen to burn the carbon di-oxide.
2. Some people might be allergic to the smoke rising from the coals. Therefore, staying at an appropriate distance is the safest habit.
3. When doing the spices, you get your hands spoiled. Therefore, be very cautious about washing your hands as immediately as possible once done marinating the meat. You might accidently rub your eyes that might end up developing an eye sore if your hands are dirty.
4. Keep the grill clean by wiping off the oil deposit and product debris so that it does not splatter. It reduces the risk of accidental injuries with contact lenses.
5. Keep the grill away from the wooden decks or over-hanging branches of trees. It is just to prevent accidental catch-ups of fire.

Even if the flames get fierce, they cannot melt your contact lenses or fuse them with your eyes. The potential damage caused by fire when wearing contact lenses can only happen when you are in the fire yourself. In this case too; before the smoke/fire burns your contact lenses it burns your skin. Therefore, don’t ear to the hoax circulating around. Wear contact lenses fearlessly. Just be alarmed; accidents can happen anytime, anywhere.  

3 Things to Consider when Wearing Circle Lenses in a Party

Party is all about fun, mega thrill & excitement. During a crazy get together of friends you need to watch your steps especially if you are wearing circle lenses. Circle lenses are medical devices and yes! Enough of the hammering has already been done on this subject. Though FDA approved circle lenses are safe to wear, they call out for attention & careful handling. Ignoring the precautions given below might cost you lifetime vision loss or corneal damage

Avoid Drinking Alcohol

Alcohol makes you feel dizzy & hazy. Having rounds of alcohol can cause tripping & dozing. To avoid accidental naps with circle lenses it is best advised to put them off when you are about to begin the alcoholic sessions. Circle lenses should not be worn when you sleep as it deprives oxygen needs which may lead to gross ocular injuries in unfortunate cases.

Watch out! Party Poppers!

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Friends are crazy, they bump & jump! Unfortunately they even dump! Be careful when you are in a party where fanatic lads and lasses are willing to cross any limits to merry. Party poppers contain air pressure, strings & components that must not be used directly around people, animals & near fire places. If you notice your friends going lunatic with confetti & poppers; take care of yourself & move away. The confetti if gets into eyes mistakenly can mess with circle lenses. The tiny glittery particles can adhere to the circle lenses, cause scratches and tear them in the eyes. This may lead to corneal abrasions & vision loss.

Ditch the BBQ Grill

The smoke from BBQ and grill is not strong enough to melt your circle lenses but it can cause blurred vision. Smoke can irritate the eyes as the other environmental factors such as spices, onion fumes and coal pieces etc can disturb the lens adhesion. Don’t roam about the BBQ grills & fire places to help saving your eyes when wearing circle lenses.

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