What will happen if you wear cosmetic contact lenses for a long time?

In order to make their eyes look more beautiful, many women who love beauty will choose some cosmetic contact lenses to decorate their eyes. However, there is a time limit for wearing cosmetic contact lenses. If you wear them for a long time, it will easily affect the breathability of the eyes, and in severe cases it may cause keratitis. Generally, it is best not to wear cosmetic contact lenses for more than 8 hours a day. The following specifically introduces the harm that wearing cosmetic contact lenses for a long time will cause to the body.

What will happen if you wear cosmetic contact lenses for a long time?

Irritation of the cornea

The biggest difference between cosmetic contact lenses and frame glasses is that frame glasses are worn on the outside of the eyes, while cosmetic contact lenses need to be in direct contact with the eyes. This will greatly affect the normal breathing of the eyes and prevent the cornea from contacting the air. Long-term wearing of the eyes will cause hypoxia and inability to carry out normal metabolism. The cornea will be irritated and easily cause inflammation.

Eyes are dyed

Colored contact lenses have their own colors and patterns, and in order to save costs, inferior colored contact lenses usually paint directly on the inner lens. If such colored contact lenses are worn for a long time, the pigment on the contact lenses is likely to fade, causing staining or infection of the eyes, leading to a series of eye diseases.

Eye discomfort

Cosmetic contact lenses are different from ordinary contact lenses because they contain pigments and some sediment, which greatly reduces the moisture of the lenses. If you wear them for a long time, your eyes will feel very dry and prone to fatigue, soreness, burning sensations, etc. In addition, your eyes will often feel like there is a foreign body, and there will be much more eye mucus than when you don't wear them. The red blood vessels in the eyes will increase, and long-term wearing may even affect your vision, causing blurred vision, etc.

Permanent blindness

Colored contact lenses contain too many chemical ingredients, so they are harmful to the eyes. If you wear them for a long time, in some sensitive weather or during periods when the eyes are more sensitive, it is easy to cause double irritation to the eyes. The cornea is likely to develop perforations and other lesions due to lack of oxygen and deformation, and in severe cases it may even cause permanent blindness.

How to wear colored contact lenses to reduce damage

Cleaning

1. Before wearing contact lenses, be sure to wash your hands thoroughly. If you are using a contact lens stick, you need to wash the stick as well.

2. Clean the contact lens case, contact lens tweezers, contact lens sticks, etc. regularly, and it is best to clean them once with clean water and then with care solution, which can play a role in sterilization and disinfection.

3. Contact lenses also need to be cleaned regularly, preferably every night. After removing the contact lenses, rub them gently with clean water, then soak them in care solution. Note that the technique for cleaning the contact lenses must be gentle to avoid scratching the lenses due to strong force and long nails.

Don't use eye drops indiscriminately

When wearing cosmetic contact lenses, you may feel dry eyes and sore eyes due to lack of oxygen. At this time, you cannot use eye drops casually. Cosmetic contact lenses have extremely strong adsorption properties, and general eye drops contain preservatives and other ingredients. They cannot be dropped directly on the cosmetic contact lenses. When you feel dry eyes and sore eyes, it is best to use special artificial tears and cosmetic contact lens lubricating drops under the guidance of a doctor.

Reduce wearing time

The maximum wearing time of colored contact lenses should not exceed 8 hours a day. It is recommended to use colored contact lenses and frame glasses alternately. Also, colored contact lenses should not be worn overnight, otherwise the eyes will be in a situation of extreme hypoxia and dryness. Remember to wear colored contact lenses as little as possible. After all, allowing the eyes to breathe normally is the basic requirement for ensuring eye health.