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