I sleep with contact lenses in my eyes. Will this affect my vision?

Question

Hello doctor,

I am 16 years old, and I wear contact lenses. I have never really taken them off. I would sleep with the contact lenses in my eyes and I have started wearing them since I was 13 years old. I would change them, but I would not take them off, and I would go days. My vision gets worse when I go to the eye doctor, but I have not had problems with infections. Recently I noticed that my left eye is red without pain or irritation, but red as the color of the pink eye. I do not know if it is the contact lenses which is causing the redness. Please help.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

It can be an infection, but one thing you must remember is contact lenses should ideally be used 8 to 10 hours a day.

If you wear during sleep and for more than 10 hours a day, there is a possibility of the eyes developing infection and transparency of cornea getting decreased over a long time.

You must stop wearing contact lenses till your eyes are clear. Start wearing spectacles.