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Sleep with contact lenses: Contraindications and solutions
Contact lenses are increasingly adopted for their discretion and ease of use.
However, for optimal comfort and good care, it is important to respect their specific rules and constraints.
Among other things, sleeping with contact lenses is not recommended and may cause some discomfort if you do so.
Why you shouldn't sleep with contact lenses
Contact lenses can be worn for several hours during the day for optimal visual correction.
However, they must be removed before going to sleep, and under all circumstances.
Indeed, contact lenses are specific visual devices as they are placed directly on the eye surface.
Actually, the cornea on the surface needs sufficient oxygen to function properly.
The contact lens allows enough oxygen to pass through during the day, but it still reduces the oxygen supply.
At night, the closed eyelid forms a second barrier, which can lead to an insufficient oxygen intake.
In addition, the transport of oxygen is less fluid due to the lack of blinking.
This lack of oxygen makes the eye more vulnerable to infection from the contact lens.
Especially since the contact lens becomes drier at night and therefore more difficult to remove in the morning.
It is thus strongly recommended not to sleep with your contact lenses in.
What to do if you have slept with your contact lenses in
Even if you are careful, you may one day fall asleep with your contact lenses in.
Indeed, you may fall asleep from exhaustion or inadvertently, leaving no time to remove the lenses.
In the morning, contact lenses have dried out and are usually more difficult to remove than usual.
The first thing to do when you wake up is to wait a little while before removing your lenses.
Next, it is advisable to put a few drops of moisturising eye drops into your eyes to facilitate removal.
Finally, you should let your eyes rest afterwards by not putting your contact lenses back in for a few hours.
This easy process usually allows you to remove your contact lenses without getting red eyes or eye discomfort.
However, if redness or irritation appears and persists, it is recommended that you consult your ophthalmologist or your optician.
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