Be careful of infections in the eye due to the use of contact lenses

Contact lenses are an appealing option for people with visual impairments or as part of today's lifestyle. Besides being practical, it is also more fashionable, and the choice of attractive colors makes many people use it just to enhance their appearance. However, behind the practicality and beauty of appearance, it turns out that contact lenses can be harmful to eye health. Careless use can cause infections ranging from fungal infections to germs, viruses, and acanthamoeba infections (parasite infections of the eye that can threaten vision).

Contact lenses are basically safe to use if used properly to avoid infection in the eye. There are several things you can do to avoid infection, namely:

1. By first checking with an ophthalmologist. Before deciding to use contact lenses, it is best to consult an ophthalmologist to determine what indications (a condition that indicates the patient needs the drug) and contraindications (a condition or factor that serves as a reason to prevent certain medical actions due to the risks involved) will be obtained by the patient. Eye health conditions really must be known before deciding to use contact lenses. Contact lenses are not recommended for patients who have a history of eye allergies, dry eyes, or eye infections because they increase the risk of eye damage (eye health conditions must be known before deciding to use contact lenses).
2. Keep your nails and hands clean, and when you are going to use and remove contact lenses, make sure your hands are really clean so that no germs are carried over. Nails should not be left on for too long because they contain many infectious germs and fungi that are not visible to the naked eye and can infect contact lenses, causing eye infections.
3. Wash contact lenses with a special liquid; i.e., do not wash contact lenses with tap water or ordinary water.
4. Close the contact lens cleaning fluid tightly so that no infectious germs can enter the contact lens cleaning fluid.
5. Clean the contact lens storage area before use with antiseptic soap and clean water, then rinse with hot water that has been boiled, then dry before use.
6. Remove contact lenses while sleeping. If not, then the eye will lack oxygen, so it will easily become inflamed.
7. Remove contact lenses while sleeping. If not, then the eye will lack oxygen, so it will easily become inflamed.
8. Do not use interchangeably with other people, relatives, or siblings. Sharing with other people, even relatives, can increase the risk of infection with germs (viruses, bacteria, or fungi will not be visible to the naked eye).
9. Immediately remove and throw away contact lenses if they feel uncomfortable in the eyes. If symptoms of an eye infection appear, such as red eyes, eye discharge, blurred vision, or feeling like a foreign object, immediately open your contact lenses.
10. If you experience eye problems as a result of wearing contact lenses, see an ophthalmologist right away so that an infection in the eye can be treated and a solution can be found.
11. If you experience eye problems as a result of wearing contact lenses, see an ophthalmologist right away so that an infection in the eye can be treated and a solution can be found.

If you have an infection, go to an ophthalmologist to get the appropriate examination and treatment.