{"id":11268,"date":"2017-04-07T15:14:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T14:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/?p=11268"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:14:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T14:14:04","slug":"keep-contacts-away-from-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/keep-contacts-away-from-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning: Keep Contacts Away From Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In order to keep your contact lenses sterile &#8211; you must prevent them from coming in contact with water.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it&#8217;s often too easy to\u00a0let convenience take the upper hand over safety.<\/p>\n<p>For example: you&#8217;re running late for a night out with friends, and you need to take a quick shower before heading out. But, time is running out. You decide to keep your contact lenses in while showering, instead of taking them out.<\/p>\n<p>Convenient? For sure.<\/p>\n<p>However, contact lenses and water are a potentially hazardous\u00a0combination. Here&#8217;s why.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Lenses &amp; Swimming<\/h2>\n<p>While lounging poolside, you may consider wearing contact lenses for a dip.<\/p>\n<p>Opting for contact lenses during swimming sessions may sound like a great idea, but unfortunately it&#8217;s not.<\/p>\n<p>Water in swimming pools can contain countless, dangerous microbes and viruses. If you choose to wear your contacts in the pool, you&#8217;ll be putting your eyes at risk of irritations, infections, and even serious\u00a0conditions such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corneal_ulcer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corneal ulcers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But don&#8217;t let the above put you off having fun in the water.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three quick tips to help you swim safely while still being able to see clearly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you&#8217;re a regular swimmer (or sportsperson), consider correcting your vision with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laser_surgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laser eye surgery<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Use swim goggles, so you can keep wearing your contact lenses.<\/li>\n<li>Get yourself a pair of custom-made prescription swimming goggles (No need to wear contact lenses with these)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Swimming-Goggles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11284 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Swimming-Goggles-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Swimming Goggles\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><a class=\"customButton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/accessories\/optical-accessories\/prescription-swimming-goggles\/ss123.49.html\">Buy Now \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Bath Time &amp; Showering While Wearing Contacts<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This question can be answered with just two words&#8230; Absolutely not!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Soft contact lenses\u00a0are porous and can easily absorb bacteria and chemicals. When water comes into contact with your lenses, there is a risk of eye irritation and infection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">When you slip into a hot tub, or take a quick shower &#8211; it&#8217;s inevitable that tap water will get into your eyes. It&#8217;s not just water either. Soaps and shampoos are prone to coming into contact with our eyes too. And again, soft contact lenses will likely absorb these products.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">So, please don&#8217;t be tempted to keep your contact lenses in when bathing or showering.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Using Tap Water to Clean Contact Lenses<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Years ago, a friend told me about his contact lenses cleaning routine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">He kept his hard lenses in a jar by the side of his bed filled with cold water. When it came to cleaning them (which he didn&#8217;t do very often), he simply used tap water to rinse his lenses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">I was shocked then &#8211; and I&#8217;m still shocked now thinking about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Luckily, my friend did not cause any damage to his eyes. However, he certainly put his eyes at risk of severe infections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">It can&#8217;t be stated enough. Tap water is riddled with germs and microbes that can quickly lead to your contact lenses being an eye health nightmare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Fortunately, you don&#8217;t need to clean your lenses in water, as there are lots of cheap and effective contact lens cleaners on the market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sauflon-Saline-Solution.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sauflon-Saline-Solution-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sauflon Saline Solution\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"customButton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/accessories\/sauflon\/120ml-saline-solution\/ss2000.11.html\">Buy Now \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Hopefully, it&#8217;s clear from the above information that contact lenses and water should be kept well away from each other.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For the sake of your eye health, it&#8217;s critically important that you don&#8217;t clean your lenses with water, or allow water to come into contact with your lenses through activities such as bathing, showering and swimming.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Contact lens wearing should not prevent you from enjoying water activities &#8211; just be sure to follow the simple rules above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to keep your contact lenses sterile &#8211; you must prevent them from coming&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[497,747,2233,2472],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11268"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}