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What problems can occur if i fell asleep with my contacts in my eyes?
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Infection: Sleeping in your lenses increases your risk of a vision threatening infection by about 5 fold. Sleeping in lenses can also cause inflammatory conditions which decrease the comfort of contact lens wear. I generally advise my patients not to sleep in their lenses.
Answered 12/5/2012
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I wear contacts everyday. Recently, I've fallen asleep with them in my eyes. This has happened 5 times in a row. Is this dangerous?
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