Contact Lenses

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Contact Lenses are convenient, make you look better and can sometimes allow you to persue activities that would be difficult wearing eye glasses. Wehn you waer contact Lenses you also should observs a few very important rules to avoid problems with your eyes.

The Cornea (this is the clear front covering of the eye) does not have any blodd vessels, it gets the needed oxygen directly from the air. That's why it's very important to be careful with contact lenses, that cover the cornea, and if not properly fitted and worn, could cut the supply of oxygen to the eye, and by that start to develop a condition where abnormal growth of blood vessels occurs (neovascularization) in response to irritation, lack of oxygen, or other factors.

Contact Lens Tips

If you follow these safety tips, you should normally not have any problems wearing contact lenses:

• Halloween Contact Lenses : Avoid using colored, novelty, or 'decorative' lenses (also called Halloween contact lenses) for special effects without having a proper prescription. If you want to wear such lenses, see your eye doctor first! If these color contacts are prescribed and monitored by a professional eye care clinician you should be safe as long as you observe the wearing recommendations that the ophtalmologist prescribes. The coloring in these contact lenses has been shown to reduce the ability of oxygen to reach the cornea.
• Continuous Wear Contact Lenses : Best use only day wear contact lenses. There is a greater chance of developing corneal ulcers if you leave contact lenses in overnight. By useing extended or continuous wear contact lenses, you need to be especially alert to eye changes such as redness, swelling, and dryness.
• Contact Lens Hygene : Observe and prectice good hygiene to prevent eye irritations or infections. Only store and clean your contact lenses in proper commercially prepared, sterile solutions.
• Contact Lens 'No No' :Never wet your contact lens with your own saliva. Your saliva contains potentially infection-causing microorganisms.
• Long Wear Contact Lenses : How Long Should Contact Lenses Be Worn, When To Discard Contacts? Contact lenses have a shelf life. Never wear contact lenses beyond time limits recommended by manufacturers, or you increase risk of eye complications.