Swimming in contact lenses - risk going blind

28-year-old girl from Southampton and the British did not think to remove contact lenses before swimming in the pool. The error cost her sight in one eye.

When you've been wearing contact lenses , It is well absorbed by the hygiene rules that prevent the development of eye infections. And Jenny Hurst strictly abide by these rules. She rented the lenses before sleeping (and only mytymi hands), change them every two weeks, always carefully processed in a special solution, unlike her friends, who used to do the tap water or even his own saliva.

And, despite all these precautions Jenny now blind in one eye as a result of a severe infection. Her reason was swimming in a pond with unexpunged contact lenses . The girl and could not imagine that while swimming is also necessary to clean the lens of the eye.

She became one of the many young people suffering from all sorts of dangerous infections associated with wearing contact lenses. Their health is in serious jeopardy due to lack of information. The youth, unfortunately, is not aware of the risks associated with carrying and caring for contact lenses.

For example, Jenny was the victim of keratitis caused by bacteria acanthamoeba - amebic parasite that lives in almost all fresh and salt waters. If the owner does not remove the contact lenses while bathing them, the parasite can get into the water in the eye, to consolidate between the eyeball and the lens, which is quite quickly lead to infection. Jenny picked up the parasite, swimming in the hotel pool.

"I had no idea that the lenses in front of the pool should be removed - says woman. - On the contrary, the most feared lost one of them when swimming. I remember my eyes got water, but I focus on is not paid. And three or four days left eye became too sensitive to light, there has begun irritation. The day after that I felt a wild pain and rushed to the hospital, but to save my eyes were not able to. "

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