DOCTORS STATE THAT CONTACT LENS USE WHILST SLEEPING MAY LEAD TO INFECTION

A recent study has indicated that contact lens use whilst sleeping may, potentially, make you more susceptible to microbial keratitis infection; an infection which develops in the cornea, a transparent layer at the front of the eyeball, that could result in the partial, or even permanent, loss of your vision.

Following the study's publication in the medical journal Lancet, eye-care specialists have been advised to inform their patients not to wear contact lens whilst sleeping. However, notwithstanding the study's claim that contact lens use whilst sleeping could mean that you are up to 20 times greater at risk of contracting keratitis infection, some have argued that the results of the study are tainted and that the reason for the rise in microbial keratitis is, in part, due to the large increase in the number of contact lens users. It would appear that this especially so given the fact that infection seems to manifest itself worst in those who wear soft contact lens for 24-hours at a time (the biggest growth market). Furthermore, detractors claim advances in technology have made the claims of great infection from night use less relevant. However, doctors have stated that, to be safe, contact lens use should be avoid whilst sleeping.

It should, however, be borne in mind that extended lens wear, especially at night, does reduce the cornea's ability to protect itself from harmful invasion by bacteria and other germs, which could result in an infection. In the event that you feel that you may be suffering from any infection, seek medical attention. To further reduce the chances of an infection, remember to clean your contact lens in the manner and times as prescribed and that less frequent contact lens use, or shorter periods of use, are advisable practices from time-to-time.

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