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Pros And Cons Of Sunbathing With Contacts |
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Eyes with a new color and the skin perfectly bronzed.
That's heaven for the fashion freaks. The eyes, as we know, do not
change colors automatically or naturally. Something needs to be done
with them, and the same goes for the tanned skin. So, where do the two
things meet, you might ask. They meet when you go out in the sun for
tanning with your lenses on because you need your lenses to see clearly
and you need to be in the sun to tan yourself.
There are no problems with sunbathing with your contacts on. They can
stand that much of heat. However, you might feel slight discomfort in
your eyes due to the swelling of your cornea, which makes the lenses sit
tighter. Consequently, temporary irritation and redness may occur in the
eyes. You need not worry about it, just put some kind of lubricating
fluid in your eyes before going out so that the friction between the
lens and your cornea is reduced lowering the irritation in your eyes.
Additionally, you may also consider wearing glasses in order to to block harmful UV
radiation from damaging your eyes. UV rays are very harmful for the eyes
and have been found to encourage cataract and other serious eye ailments.
Despite all precautions, if you are persistently getting your eyes red, do not
ignore it. It may be something as simple as allergy to the lens cleaning
solution or pollens or dirt itself. But, on the other hand, it might
also be indicative of insufficient supply of oxygen to your eyes. Either
way, you must approach your eye specialist right away in order to know
the cause and the solution for it.
Forget not that despite their being used as cosmetic accessories, contact lenses are primarily medical
devices. So, the proper way to wear them is under medical guidance.
Therefore, before and during the use of contacts keep your eye
specialist informed. Take no decision regarding the contacts without
consulting a specialist. He is the best person to seek an advice from.
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