The 23-year-old said she was in the ‘worst pain she’d ever felt’.

  • bitwolf@lemmy.one
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    5 hours ago

    Why contacts though? Are they making the tears in the cornea to let in the parasites?

    Curious if I’d be at risk for taking off my glasses and going for a swim

    • BougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 hours ago

      So I guess the thinking is that things get trapped under the contact lenses. When you blink or pour water over your eyes, you would normally flush nastiness away from your eyes. With the lenses on, it blocks the flushing action, which gives the parasite more time to establish itself.

      I suppose this is probably also true for most bacteria or foreign particles too. I imagine it’s also one of the risks of just wearing contacts for too long without changing them.

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        2 hours ago

        I think your guess is much more plausible. Because I understand that the trapped bacteria is a risk to the eyes, as well as a lack of oxygen, when sleeping with lenses.