Are contact lenses safe and other safety questions

Some contact lenses, like extended wear contacts, are meant to be worn overnight. However, many are not. Sleeping in daytime contact lenses will reduce the amount of oxygen entering your eye, causing your eyes to become dry. Sleeping in contact lenses not approved for overnight wear also puts you at higher risk for bacterial infection.

Some contact lenses, like extended wear contacts, are meant to be worn overnight. However, many are not. Sleeping in daytime contact lenses will reduce the amount of oxygen entering your eye, causing your eyes to become dry. Sleeping in contact lenses not approved for overnight wear also puts you at higher risk for bacterial infection.

No. If you share lenses, no matter how clean you think they may be, you could be spreading infection to the person borrowing your lenses. In fact, it’s not even safe to share brand new lenses. Someone else may not share the same base curve, for example, as you do; wearing your lenses can be physically uncomfortable for them, as well as potentially damaging to the eye.

Yes. In fact, wearing contact lenses while playing sports is much safer than wearing glasses.

During physical activity, that involves running or sudden movements, glasses and protective eyewear can easily become jarred or fall off. If the sport takes place outdoors, such as baseball, soccer, or football, wearing glasses can enhance the sun’s glare, making it more difficult for you to see effectively.

Switching to contact lenses removes the obstacle of the lenses, physically, and allows you to better keep your eyes on the game. Contact lenses also free up space on your face to allow proper fitting and more effective use of protective eye gear — a must-have for many sports.

Age is not the deciding factor in whether or not a child can wear contact lenses. Believe it or not, many eye doctors have prescribed contact lenses for infants. Technically contacts are safe for people of all ages.

Ask yourself whether or not your child is responsible enough to take care of his or her lenses, before agreeing to purchase contact lenses. Parents can oversee an infant’s lens wear, but older children need to take personal responsibility to insert, remove, clean, disinfect, and wear their lenses with the same level of maturity an adult has. Contact lenses can be good for kids, just be sure they have the skills and knowledge to take care of them properly!

Conditionally, yes. What are the conditions? You must be vigilant in following the directions for handling and cleaning them to prevent eye infections,you must purchase them from a trustworthy source (like Lens.com).