Saturday, June 1, 2013

Wearing contact lenses cause thinning of the cornea do?

Now, a lot of people to the beautiful, small wear contact lenses. But some say, the longer wear contact lenses, eye corneal abrasion more obvious, this statement makes some people uneasy to wear contact lenses. What will not wear contact lenses to make corneal thinning?
ophthalmologist told reporters, wearing contact lenses cause thinning of the cornea is not correct. However, due to wear contact lenses on corneal inflammation caused irreparable harm.
one view, contact lenses make corneal thinning "long-term wear contact lenses will wear eye cornea, the longer, wear more obvious"
According to reports, the normal human corneal thickness of 500 microns or more, the cornea becomes thinner with age, but this is a relatively slow process. The doctor observed that patients with myopia to wear contact lenses, corneal annual reduction of approximately 5-10 microns, the most obvious symptoms of a patient's cornea is only 420 microns.
many reasons causing thinning of the cornea, there are physicians believe that wearing contact lenses cause thinning of the cornea is not correct. Many reasons causing thinning of the cornea, such as high myopia and so can corneal thinning, but said that wearing contact lenses cause thinning of the cornea is theoretically also could not make this conclusion, let alone clinical statistics. While wearing contact lenses does not make corneal thinning, but it will lead to inflammation of the cornea. Optometrists say that some people are often found clinically due to prolonged wear contact lenses, do not pay attention to eye health, over time, the eyes appear red, pain, photophobia and other symptoms, which is commonly known as keratitis.
contact lenses irreparable damage to the cornea contact lens on the cornea damage is irreparable, but the people who wear contact lenses or more. Some big glasses shop every day just received a dozen student customers will, but most of them from eye exams, glasses, optometry shop to try them all at once.
experts believe that contact lenses are a medical supplies, choice and be sure to wear a doctor or a professional optician guidance. In addition, experts say, not everyone can wear contact lenses, people with keratitis, conjunctivitis, diabetes and other chronic diseases as well as people who just can not wear contact lenses.
If you already wear contact lenses, the following precautions must be observed:
a daily wear contact lenses should not more than 10 hours;
two, can not wear contact lenses overnight;
three, contact lenses and glasses all ready one, used interchangeably.

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