Why are you not supposed to wear your contacts when you sleep?!
Question: I do it all the time without thinking about it...
They're not the kind you're supposed to sleep with, either.
Answers: I do it all the time without thinking about it...
They're not the kind you're supposed to sleep with, either.
Lol. They do not roll back into your head!
The cornea (clear bit of the eye we look through) is avascular (no blood vessels). This is why it is clear. It relies on the atmosphere to get oxygen. When we close our eyes, the oxygen comes from the back of the eyelids. Now when you put a contact lens in your eye, you reduced the oxygen getting to the cornea. This is why your optometris will recommend a wearing schedule for you, dependant on the type of lenses prescribed.
If you over wear your lenses, or sleep in the regular type, this reduced oxygen can eventually lead to problems such as blood vessels from the white of the eye growing into the cornea. This can lead to scarring and permanent visual loss. The trouble is, you usually have NO symptoms of this until it actually scars your eye - so regular check ups are always recommended.
Then there is the increased risk of infection...
If you are going to sleep in your lenses, then get the right ones for it. You only get one set of eyes - it's not worth the risk.
because they roll to the back of your eye if you do.
Because when you sleep your eyes roll back into your head { literally } they could get stuck but not all the time they would eventually come out but anyway..............you rub your eyes and stuff all the time when u sleep so they would get torn and would fall out too so thatz why i have em too!