“ It ’s not going to happen every time , but when it happens , it ’s wicked . ”
The human centre is a wondrous thing .
It is consider the body’smost complex Hammond organ after the brainand contains over 2 million working parts . About 80%of all encyclopedism chance through imaginativeness .
So how can we keep our eyes in wind - top condition ? And what should weneverdo if we require them to rest as healthy as possible ?
That ’s what we — Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson , the host ofHuffPost ’s “ Am I Doing It incorrect ? ” podcast — require Dr. Amanda Redfern , an ophthalmologist and assistant professor at Oregon Health & Science University ’s Casey Eye Institute , when she recently dropped by our studio .
″[Sleeping with contact lens in your eyes ] is unfit . It ’s real bad . Do n’t do it , ” Redfern tell us , adding that this even use to naps . “ It ’s like a game of Russian roulette . ”
That ’s because you’re able to get a corneal ulcer , which is an infection on part of the eye that a touch covers .
“ It ’s not going to happen every time , but when it take place , it ’s fearsome , ” Redfern state . “ It can be so regretful you could , in really terrible compositor’s case , lose your orb . ”
In less dangerous berth , Redfern said you could terminate up with a scar on your cornea .
“ If that cicatrice is in the center of your vision , that could bear on your vision for good , unless you get a corneal transplant , ” she said .
Redfern also warn us not to operate in any bodily function that could do lens system to become compromised or foul , including swim in a syndicate or lake while wearing contact lens oreven showeringwith them .
“ The problem with tangency lenses is that it will sandwich bacteria between the lens and your cornea , and you’re able to get taint and then have all the complications we babble out about , ” she enunciate . “ In ecumenical , we frown upon anything where your eye is going to expose to something nonsterile . ”
That includes using strike water to rinse or storage lenses .
When enquire what she would suggest if someone were on vacation and forgot to bring contact lens resolution , pushing them to choose between log Z’s while wearing contacts or using water tap water to store them , Redfern defy to pick either selection .
“ Both of those are amazing options , ” she said . “ I ’d rather you [ throw the contact out ] and just walk around a footling bit blurry for the weekend . ”
One thing Redferndoeswant us to do to keep our eyes healthy ? Use eye protective covering more regularly .
“ I always wear eye aegis if I ’m doing a house project where I ’m hammering , sawing — anything where something can fly at my eye , ” she said . “ Always wear eye protective cover , because I actually spend half my clip seeing infirmary consults and the hurt that you see is just crazy . ”
If you terminate up fetch something lodge in your eye , do n’t endeavor to remove it yourself . alternatively , tape a paper cup over your eye and now see a medical pro .
“ Pulling it out in an uncontrolled fashion [ could cause ] the inner table of contents of the heart to come out with it , ” Redfern say .
She also snap some myths about other activities that may be harmful or good for the eyes ( spoiler alert — reading in the dark is n’t go to bankrupt your visual modality ) , why we get floaters ( and when we should see a Dr. about them ) , and luck more .
Listen to the full installment above orwherever you get your podcasts .
And for more from Redfern , ensure out her Instagram Sir Frederick Handley Page .
Need some help with something you ’ve been doing wrong ? Email us atAmIDoingItWrong@HuffPost.com , and we might investigate the topic in an upcoming episode . This clause originally appeared onHuffPost .
