Unexpected risks caused by contact lenses

Two US researchers have recommended that contact lenses be followed with extreme care when handling these lenses.

In their study, published in the annual issue of the medical journal "Analys of Emergency Medicine", researchers advised contact lens wearers to meet daily and long-term sterilization standards and to change used lenses in time to avoid any corneal infection.

The researchers warned the owners of these lenses of drowsiness with lenses, stressing that this is very dangerous.

The researchers said that young people and adults are more recent than sleeping without giving up their lenses, although the mere drowsiness of these lenses can cause inflammation of the cornea.

"Sleeping with contact lenses can lead to infections and, in some cases, chronic injuries, and a third of those surveyed reported sleeping from time to time without ever giving up," the researchers added. Lentils ".

According to the German Association of Ophthalmologists, the number of contact lenses in Germany is about 3.4 million.