Why is it bad to sleep with contacts?

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Is it bad to sleep in my contacts?

I just got daily contacts about 2-3 months ago. I put new ones in every morning and take them out before i go to sleep and throw them out. But when i come home from school i take a 1-2 hour nap occasionaly with my contacts still in. Is that bad? When i wake up my eyes are not blood shot but they are a little red and it doesnt irratate me.

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It is bad to sleep in contact lenses, as your eyes need oxygen. Over wearing contact lenses can cause...

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Why is it bad to sleep with your contacts on?

Why is it bad to sleep with contacts on? What gets damaged/happens? If one day i'm sooo tired want to know if it really matters

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People who wear contacts overnight have at least ten times more problems than those that take them out...

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Why is it so bad to sleep with contacts in?

I use soft ACUVUE Advance for Astigmatism contacts and my eye doctor said I shouldn't sleep with contacts in. I accidentally fell asleep with them in but when I woke up nothing ...show more

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Because it doesnt let oxygen get to the eyes. However, I have contacts at the moment that you wear for...

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Why is it bad to sleep with contacts in?

The eye doctor says "dont sleep with your contacts in." Why is this? I know that my eyes always feel dried out afterward, but is there some more serious result I don't ...show more

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It increases your risk of serious eye infections and you may not be able to wear contacts much anymore...

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Is it bad to sleep in contacts?

Is it bad for you to sleep in your contacts?

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well my optometrist says so..so i try not to..but once in a while i do forget or just plain fall asleep...

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Is it really that bad to sleep with your contacts in?

Everyone says it's bad because they get dry and crusty in your eyes o.o But people I know who have contacts say they've slept with them in a few hours and it was like they ...show more

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Just like prince there, I'll make an analogy. Is it really that bad to eat food after it's expiration...

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Exactly how bad is it to sleep with your contacts in?

I have regular one-month contacts, but I'm just too damn lazy and poor to take them out or buy the dailies. Am I going to go blinder than I already am?

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Contact lenes deprive the cornea of needed oxygen. They are semi-permeable so they do allow some to...

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They can restrict the flow of oxygen to the eyes, which isn't good for them.

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Why is it bad to sleep with contacts in?

I don't do this, but I'm curious to know what would happen if i did....

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They dry out because they are trying to take the moisture that your eye produces to keep it soft. This...

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When u sleep in contacts why do they get "stuck " to ur eye?

they dont get completely stuck obviously but they kinda stick when u try to take them out, why is this? is it bad?

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Your cornea swells when you sleep with contacts as you are depriving it of oxygen - this makes the contacts...

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