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Contact lenses daily wearing time
Adopted by many people, contact lenses remain a fragile piece of visual equipment since they're in direct contact with the eye.
In order to protect your eyes and your lenses, it is therefore important to follow a few basic rules.
Opticians recommend, among other things, that contact lenses be worn for a certain amount of time per day.
How many hours a day should I wear my contact lenses?
When it comes to wearing contact lenses for the first time, it is important to follow a gradual progression.
In fact, during the first few days, it is advisable to wear your lenses only four to five hours a day.
This gives time for the eyes, used to wearing glasses, to become accustomed to wearing their new equipment.
The wearing time is then gradually increased day by day, depending on the comfort of each individual.
Thereafter, if contact lenses are worn occasionally, the daily wearing time should not exceed eight hours.
If necessary, eyeglasses can be used to make up for the extra hours needed.
However, in the case of daily wear, contact lenses can be worn for up to twelve hours.
Indeed, when worn daily, the eyes are more accustomed and can therefore withstand the lenses longer.
The consequences of excessive contact lens wear
It is extremely important to respect the prescribed daily wearing times for contact lenses.
Otherwise, the wearer may experience some discomfort and difficulties.
Most often, contact lenses are worn too much when people forget to take them out before going to sleep.
Upon waking up, this omission leads to a stinging sensation in the eyes, which can appear irritated and red.
In this case, the contact lenses should be removed immediately to allow the eyes to rest and recover.
However, removing lenses is usually more difficult after overnight wear as the devices have hardened.
Although this is not a serious situation, it should be prevented from happening repeatedly so as not to overly irritate the eyes.
However, in some circumstances, excessive contact lens wear can have more serious consequences.
Repeated continuous wearing of contact lenses can lead to eye inflammation, which can be painful.
In this case, a visit to your eye doctor as soon as possible is necessary to prevent the corneal inflammation from becoming more serious.
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