Contact lenses are entered into the eyes of a fungus

If you go to sleep without removing contact lenses, thereby exposing the eyes to danger. Such a habit, according to scientists, can lead to blindness.

24-year-old Englishwoman Kate Richardson was convinced of this on your own sad experience. Long term use of contact lenses has led to the development of ocular disease dangerous MK   - Infection of the cornea. This peripheral ulcer occurs because the lens, it can become irreversible if left untreated. Which will lead to blindness.

Kate wore contact lenses   14 years old. They were so comfortable alternative to glasses for girl, Kate sometimes forget to take them, even at night. Furthermore, it is washed with water from the tap, when a special sterile flushing fluid end. Then one morning she woke up with pain in the left eye.

"I thought it was conjunctivitis, and bought special drops, but the pain became even stronger, - says Kate. - Eyes red and soon became painful to even look at the light. I had to sit in a dark room. I could not read or watch TV . The next morning, the pain became worse and I went to the doctor. " He immediately sent the girl to the emergency department of the hospital where she was diagnosed - microbial keratitis Induced fungal infection .

Our eyes are protected from infection with a special liquid, which covers them. In addition, frequent blinking, too, did not allow anything to a stranger dwell on the surface of the eye. Yet microbes can sometimes get through all the degrees of protection. The most common keratitis is caused by bacteria pseudomonas, but the most dangerous is acanthamoeba, which is found in tap water (especially where heavy water). This bacterium feels good on the lenses, which are not properly cared for. A fungal infections   often come together with the people, recently visited tropical countries.

Katie will have a very difficult treatment because she did not sleep for two days. The doctors prescribed her steroid drops are needed in the first three hours to dig into the eye every five minutes, and then every 30 minutes throughout the night, and every hour for the next day. She also wore a bandage to protect the eyes while he was recovering.

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