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Please tell me, could blind people wear contact lenses?
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Yes: But they cannot see out of them. Rarely cosmetic contact lenses are used by blind people who have unsightly eyes. Although wearing sunglasses is used more frequently for this purpose.
Answered 2/3/2014
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