Question 1

Can i wear contacts with a scratched cornea?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes, we use a bandage soft contact lens with antibiotics to reduce pain and irritation in patients with corneal abrasions.  As a matter of practice, most patients should wear glasses until completely healed.  Best to check with your ophthalmologist.

Question 2

How long should i wait to wear contacts after having a scratched cornea?

Accepted Answer

Do not use contacts again until an eye doctor examines you and clears you to do so. Otherwise you risk a recurrent corneal abrasion (scratch) or corneal infection.

Question 3

Can i wear contacts after a corneal abrasion?

Accepted Answer

After it heals completely - you can put back in a new pair.

Question 4

Can i continue to wear contacts while i am healing from a corneal abrasion?

Accepted Answer

An abrasion on the cornea is a site of potential infection so it's a good idea not to irritate the cornea further with a contact lens.  Sometime we need to place a bandage contact lens for very large or recurrent abrasions but we follow the patient closely and add antibiotic drops.  What for clearance from your ophthalmologist before going back to contacts.

Question 5

Can you ge corneal abrasion due to contact lenses?

Accepted Answer

Contact lens problems include overwear, infection, intolerance, eyedryness, and vascular ingrowth.  Abrasion would not occur from these so the only likely means to get an abrasion with a contact is during the act of putting it in or taking it out.

Question 6

Can i use my same contact lenses that caused me corneal abrasion?

Accepted Answer

Should not since the contact lens may be torn or have some problem  if it caused an abrasion.

Question 7

Can i use my contact lenses a day after my corneal abrasion feels normal?

Accepted Answer

Usually when the eyes are back to feeling normal and the patient has been off antibiotics for 48 hours it should be safe to resume contact lens wear ( with a new contact) if the contact could be implicated in the source of discomfort. Such is the case of infection, rather than abrasion.

Question 8

Scratched cornea. how long should i wait before wearing contacts again?

Accepted Answer

This is a very conservative answer.  You could probably could start after a week.

Question 9

Can i just wear one contact if i have a scratched cornea?

Accepted Answer

Be careful with the injured eye but the fellow eye, if uninjured, can be corrected with your usual contact lens.

Question 10

Is it recommended to wear an eye patch to protect my scratched cornea?

Accepted Answer

Simple corneal abrasions do not need to be treated by patching the eye. According to a new review of studies, patching can initially slow healing and does not reduce pain.

Can I wear contacts with a scratched cornea