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A member asked:
My right contact lens has a small hole in the middle! is it bad if i still put it on?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
No. Discard it!: Not only is it defective, but also it will not perform as intended--correcting your refractive error. The biggie here is that the small tear will cause ocular surface irritation, eventually to the point when your cornea may develope an abrasion, inflammation, and likely infection or ulceration. So, discard it right away and use a new one, if you have disposable soft contact lenses, or wear glasses.
Answered 11/18/2016
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