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Is it safe to wear contacts after having an eye infection?

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Yes: Once the eye infection has been treated and is subdued or gone, you can go back to contact lens wear. Don't push this but when the redness is gone, the infection is gone.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/24/2017

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