Contact lenses eye infections from pool or beach! How do we protect ourselves?

Without a doubt, eye infections especially during the summer season are quite common. All of us, but especially contact lens users, must be especially careful in our summer baths, especially in swimming pools but also in the seas. The risk of infection in both of these cases is common, with keratitis and microbial conjunctivitis being more popular conditions for contact lens wearers.

Keratitis is the infection of the cornea of the eye. It usually affects one eye, which is constantly watering, red, and cannot tolerate the presence of bright light. Keratitis is considered a particularly serious disease, since it can have permanent effects on our vision, especially if we do not give it the due importance. On the other hand, in microbial conjunctivitis, in addition to the redness in the eye, there is a yellow-green discharge, which is extremely annoying to those who suffer from it.

The treatment of keratitis and microbial conjunctivitis is done with antibiotic eye drops, while at the same time proper hygiene of the eyes and contact lenses can drastically reduce the risk of such diseases.

OJO opticians give you some useful tips to limit the risk of eye infection:

Washing hands before putting in contact lenses is considered necessary as well as avoiding touching our eyes, especially with unclean hands.
We should keep in mind to clean the case of our contact lenses as well as their liquid every day.
Do not wear lenses for more than 12 hours.
Whenever we visit the sea or the pool, always have a clean towel for our face
To carry a small amount of lens fluid and case with us as well as our glasses, to take them out if necessary.
Using artificial tears when we finish bathing, thus limiting the dry eyes that often exist in the summer, washing our eyes from chlorine and other foreign bodies, which we find in swimming pools and seas.
Avoiding the use of contact lenses in the bathroom.