Contents:
- Medical Video: How to Apply Contacts Lenses for Beginners | 4 Tips on Finding the Perfect Color Lenses for My Eyes
- Be careful, many contact lenses are dangerous
- Use color contact lenses are more risky than ordinary contact lenses
- Risk of infection when using colored contact lenses
Medical Video: How to Apply Contacts Lenses for Beginners | 4 Tips on Finding the Perfect Color Lenses for My Eyes
Who does not want to look attractive with large, colored eyeballs that can make the eyeballs look bigger and sparkling? Using colored contact lenses can be one of the answers.
The popularity of colored contact lenses has greatly increased lately. Not only to repair and help eyesight, but for cosmetic purposes, aka mere beauty. However, are colored contact lenses the right choice or even harmful to the eye?
Be careful, many contact lenses are dangerous
Cosmetic contact lenses are a type of contact lens that can change the appearance of the eye. Included are colored contact lenses. Many people are mistaken in assuming that contact lenses are accessories fashion or justmakeup.
Contact lenses are actually one medical devices which should require a prescription from an ophthalmologist. Why? The eye is one of the important organs of the human body, and each person's eyes are unique, with the size of the eye circle, minus, plus, or cylinder size, and the thickness of the cornea is different. In addition, there are certain eye conditions that are not suitable or not recommended to wear contact lenses. An example is a person with dry eyes, where the eyes will get dry when wearing contact lenses.
Well, unfortunately there are many illegal contact lenses that do not meet the standards sold on the market, and it is not known how the sterilization process will be sold to the market. Many color contact lenses are sold as cosmetics or beauty tools, not medical devices. This is the danger. Your eyes may not match the design of contact lenses that your ophthalmologist specifically prescribed.
Use color contact lenses are more risky than ordinary contact lenses
There are so many dangerous risks with the use of colored contact lenses, one of the most common is eye infections that can eventually cause corneal ulcers or 'blisters' on the cornea, to blindness. One study showed that colored contact lens wearers had a risk of keratitis (corneal infection) 16 times higher than those of clear contact lens wearers who were specifically devoted to improving eye vision.
Colored contact lenses are different from clear contact lenses, because colored contact lenses support the eyes larger than normal contact lenses. This causes oxygen to be more difficult to get into the eye.
The use of color contact lenses also influences the production of tears which functions to deliver oxygen to the cornea and lubricate the cornea. With reduced tear and lubrication, the supply of oxygen and eye resistance will decrease, causing a higher risk of damage to the cornea.
Risk of infection when using colored contact lenses
Some things that can increase the risk of infection in the use of colored contact lenses are the use of contact lenses overnight or taken for sleep, prolonged use, dry eyes, and not maintaining cleanliness properly.
The factor of the contact lens product itself also plays a role, including the lens design, how to clean and maintain the lens, and of course the lens material. Color pigments used in making colored contact lenses can also cause allergic reactions in certain people.
However, it does not mean that contact lenses are not allowed to be used and are not safe. It's good, before you decide to use colored contact lenses (or even clear contact lenses), consult your ophthalmologist for eye checks first. Contact lenses that have been prescribed by an ophthalmologist and purchased in optics are believed to be safe and effective to help eyesight.
