Man Didn't Take Contact Lenses Out For Year - Had To Have Them Surgically Removed (3 Pair)

[matcom]

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A Chinese man had to have his contact lenses surgically removed after he did not take them out for a year.

Liu, 40, started to wear contact lenses a year ago and never took them out because he found it difficult.

"I only have some eye drops for when they feel uncomfortable," he told Chutian City News.

Liu recently felt his eyesight was getting worse, so he bought another pair of lenses and wore them on top of the old ones.

But when his eyesight still didn't improve, he took another startling decision.

"I put a pair of used disposal contact lenses over the other two pairs in my eyes. By then, I was wearing three pairs of lenses," he said.

By the next day, Liu's eyes had reacted badly to his DIY eyecare and he finally sought medical attention.

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=iol1170155678473M521

[marzipanni]

1. He had heard of trifocals,

and he wasn't sure if it meant trying 'til you get it right, or three contacts on each eye, or maybe both. ;)

[YankeyMCC]

2. Ow...that's bad

I once left my contacts in a little to long when I first got them...not even over night just a few extra hours during the day (this was many years ago)..and the resulting pain from the scratch on my cornea was beyond any other pain I've ever experienced.

[NoPowerTowers]

3. My new contacts

Are the kind you can wear constantly for a month without taking them out. Greatest invention ever.

[LynneSin]

4. My doctor says you should still take them out

He said it's like wearing the same pair of underpants for a month - starts getting a build-up of nasty funk. He said if I was to use it extended wear then just take them out and clean them once a day

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. Thankfully it wasn't reported ..

how often Liu changed his underwear.

Maybe matcom can find out.

:puke: :rofl:

[stuntcat]

6. LOLOLOLOL

:puke: :rofl: