Contact Lens Torn in Your Eye: Safe Removal
A torn lens is alarming and rarely dangerous, but the instinct to rub is the thing that causes actual damage. Torn edges are irregular, and dragging them across your cornea is how a scare becomes an abrasion. Do not rub Everything else follows from this. Lubricate, look, and lift — in that order. Step by…
Dr. Teresita Bollar, OD
Red Eye From Contact Lenses: When It Is Serious
Take the lens out first. Then decide. Almost every red eye in a contact lens wearer improves once the lens is out — and the ones that do not are the ones that need seeing today. That single step is both the treatment and the test. The three symptoms that change everything Redness on its…
Contact Lenses and Water: The Real Risks
Water and contact lenses do not mix, and the reason has a name: Acanthamoeba. It is a microscopic organism that lives in tap water, swimming pools, lakes, hot tubs and shower heads. It is harmless to almost everyone — unless it gets trapped between a contact lens and your cornea. Why this one organism drives…
Can You Shower With Contacts? An Eye Doctor Explains
I get this question all the time from my patients: "Is it really that big of a deal if I shower with my contacts in?" My answer is always a direct and unequivocal no. It might seem like a harmless shortcut, but it's one of the biggest risks you can take with your eye health….
Contact Lenses: Pros and Cons, Honestly
Contact lenses give you better peripheral vision and no frames in the way. They also ask for a daily routine and carry a small but real risk of a serious eye infection. Most people who quit do so in the first fortnight, before the trade has properly declared itself. The case for Full peripheral vision….
Stye and Contact Lenses: What to Do
Do not wear contact lenses while you have an active stye. The lens traps bacteria against an already infected lid, prolongs the episode, and risks moving the infection onto the cornea. Glasses for a week is the whole treatment plan as far as lenses go. What a stye is An acute bacterial infection of a…
Can You Sleep in Contact Lenses?
No, unless your lenses were specifically prescribed for it — and even then it carries real risk. Sleeping in contacts raises the chance of a sight-threatening corneal infection several times over, and that holds for lenses the FDA has approved for overnight wear. What happens when the eye closes Three things, all working against you:…
How long can you wear daily contact lenses: Safe wear tips
So, what's the magic number for how long you can keep daily disposable contact lenses in? The quick and easy answer is somewhere between 8 and 16 hours. Think of daily disposables like a fresh pair of socks you put on every morning. They're designed to give you one full day of crisp, clear, and…
Can You Swim With Contacts: Risks, Safety Tips, and Safer Alternatives
Straight to the point: Can you swim with contacts? If you ask any eye doctor, you'll get a swift and firm no. This isn't just overly cautious advice; it's a critical rule for keeping your eyes healthy and your vision safe. Why Swimming With Contacts Is a Major Risk Think of your soft contact lens…
Colored Contact Lenses: What to Know Before You Buy
Every colored contact lens sold in the United States is a prescription medical device, including the ones with no corrective power at all. That single fact explains most of what goes wrong with them — because the lenses that cause injuries are almost always the ones bought somewhere that did not ask for a prescription….
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