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  2. Effects of long-term contact lens wear on the cornea - Wikipedia

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    This same effect was not found in patients who had worn soft contact lenses for an extended period of time. Greater corneal steepening was found in patients wearing soft contact lenses than in patients wearing rigid gas permeable contact lenses, [24] suggesting that the latter may slow the progression of myopia by flattening the cornea.

  3. List of contact lens complications - Wikipedia

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    Contact lens acute red eye (CLARE) Corneal epithelial infiltrates; Keratitis; Corneal ulcer; Corneal stroma. Corneal neovascularisation; Corneal oedema; Corneal infiltrates; Corneal endothelium Endothelial polymegathism

  4. Girl rips eyeball after wearing contacts for too long

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    After wearing her contacts for 10 hours, which is over 2 hours the suggested time, Meabh realized the contact lense was stuck to her eye. After attempting to take the contact out, she ripped her ...

  5. Student rips out cornea after cheap contacts stick to her ...

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    After about 40 minutes of attempting to remove the lenses, the young woman was finally able to get them out of her eyes. However, she was in so much pain that she had to go to the hospital.

  6. Fungal contamination of contact lenses - Wikipedia

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    Contact lens cases are recognized as a "potential source of pathogens associated with corneal ulcers" [1] and according to Moorfields Eye Hospital, contact lens wear is “the most prevalent risk factor for new cases of corneal ulcers.” [1] Contaminants "isolated from contact lens associated corneal ulcers have often been shown to be" [1] the ...

  7. The perils of wearing contact lenses to bed - AOL

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    A 17-year-old woman discovered an ulcer in one of her eyes. And a 57-year-old man had to get an emergency corneal… The perils of wearing contact lenses to bed

  8. Allergic contact dermatitis - Wikipedia

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    Once an individual is sensitized to an allergen, future contacts with the allergen can trigger a reaction, commonly known as a memory response, in the original site of sensitization. So for example if a person has an allergic contact dermatitis on the eyelids, say from use of makeup, touching the contact allergen with the fingers can trigger an ...

  9. Staring At A Screen All Day Might Be Making Your Eyes ... - AOL

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    Itchy eyes can be harmless and caused by allergies or eye strain, but they could also be the result of a viral infection. Experts explain how to get relief. Staring At A Screen All Day Might Be ...