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Can I Get Infection In Eye From Contact Lens?

I wear hard rigid gas premable contact lens ... which I am still trying to adjust to. when i saw my doctor last time he said i had an infraction in both eyes from wearing them to long ... what does this mean? i am 55 years old, 5 6 and weigh 200 #s. I have high cholosterol which I take lipator for ... I am in good health besides obesity and high cholosterol ... my #1 problem is I have keratoconus and am trying to get used to hard rigid gas premuble contact lens
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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ONE SHOULD NOT WERE ANY CONTACT LENS FOR TO LONG WITHOUT BREAK. MUST REMOVE IT AT BEDTIME. in Such CASES IT WILL CAUSE DRY EYE SYNDROME AND EFFECT CORNEA.ONLY TREATMENT IS TO REMOVE CONTACT LENS FOR4 FEW DAYS AND USE SPECS. APPLY ARTIFICIAL TEAR DROP
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Can I Get Infection In Eye From Contact Lens?

ONE SHOULD NOT WERE ANY CONTACT LENS FOR TO LONG WITHOUT BREAK. MUST REMOVE IT AT BEDTIME. in Such CASES IT WILL CAUSE DRY EYE SYNDROME AND EFFECT CORNEA.ONLY TREATMENT IS TO REMOVE CONTACT LENS FOR4 FEW DAYS AND USE SPECS. APPLY ARTIFICIAL TEAR DROP