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Here are 11 bad things that can happen if you don’t wear and care for your contact lenses properly.
1) Sleeping in your contacts. This is the No. 1 risk factor for corneal ulcers, which can lead to severe vision loss and the need for a corneal transplant. Your cornea needs oxygen from the atmosphere because it has no blood vessels. The cornea is already somewhat deprived of oxygen when you...
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More middle-aged and older adults are wearing soft contacts than ever.
And one of the biggest reasons they decrease or stop wearing contacts is the difficulty they face reading with their contacts after presbyopia begins to set in around the early 40’s.
Presbyopia is the diminished ability of the natural lens in our eyes to focus up close on near objects. It begins with the occasional...
Read more: Over 40 and can't read with my contacts, what can I do?