According
to the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC)
there are more than 41 million
contact lens wearers above 18 years of age and the majority engage in behaviors
that put them at risk for serious eye infections. Further, there are more than
3.5 million adolescents 12-17 of age of which 85% admit to at least one
behavior that exposes them to increased risk of a contact lens related eye
infection. The clearly risky behaviors
include sleeping in lenses, exposing lenses to water,
not adhering to replacement schedules, and reusing disinfecting solution. Contact lens related eye
infections, which can lead to serious outcomes, including blindness, are
preventable with good hygiene and wearing habits such as replacing the storage
case regularly, not sleeping or even napping in lenses, not swimming in lenses
and especially not exposing them to lake or pond water and preferably not even
tap water.
If you or someone you know is a contact lens
wearer please make sure they use the necessary behaviors and care of their
lenses to prevent risking an eye infection. To learn more call us at D’Ambrosio Eye
Care at 800-325-3937, visit D’Ambrosio
Eye Care,
Google+ or facebook.com/dambrosioeyecare so that
we can help.
D'Ambrosio Eye Care provides eye care for patients throughout greater
Boston, central and western Massachusetts with office locations at 479 Old
Union Turnpike, Lancaster, Massachusetts 01523, 865 Merriam Avenue, Suite 119,
Leominster, Massachusetts 01453, 100 Powder Mill Road, Acton, Massachusetts
01720, 413 Main Street, Athol, Massachusetts 01331, 74 Main Street, Gardner,
Massachusetts 01440 and 255 Park Avenue, Suite 606, Worcester, Massachusetts
01609.
