Is taking a nap with contacts on bad?

[DonIsHere]

I'm kinda too lazy to take my contacts off now, given the fact that I still take forever to put them on. (I just got contacts last week)

Am I hurting my eyes if I leave the contacts on while I take a nap?

just wondering.

 

[iamme]

in the long run, i think so.

i've left my contacts in for months straight

i've been alot more cautious lately, though. i try to take them out every night.

 

[Viper GTS]

I do it all the time if I only plan on sleeping for a couple hours.

I never leave them in overnight though.

Is it the best idea?

Probably not.

Viper GTS

 

[murphy55d]

I used to wear them overnight... not anymore though. Never.

However I'll leave them in if I'm just gonna sleep a few hours... make sure you use some re-wetting drops when you wake up though.

 

[prodigy]

I leave them in for a short nap, but never overnight.

When I wakeup my eyes are really dry though.

 

[nativesunshine]

I've done it before...and either I have really bad allergies or this is what I get for leaving them in. I feel like clawing my eyes out... :frown:

 

[spaceman]

i have had to go to the emergency room twice for sleeping (overnight) with contacts in.
the pain was simply mind boggling.
then they give some type of petroleum like substance that you smear all over your eyeball.

trust me.take the damn things out...if you ever experience what i have described above...you will not be a happy camper.

 

[zsouthboy]

i leave em in for naps and sometimes overnight... not a good idea to leave on for days straight though, the reason being is the (lack of)oxygen that gets through 'em..

 

[imported_Tomato]

Originally posted by: iamme
in the long run, i think so.

i've left my contacts in for months straight

i've been alot more cautious lately, though. i try to take them out every night.

Months? How the heck did you peel them off your eyeball?

Longest I've gone, three days... hurt like hell, glad they didn't get infected.

 

[Electric Amish]

Depends on the type of contacts.

I wear mine 24hrs a day for a week at a time.

amish

 

[zsouthboy]

what do the contacts that you are supposed to be able to leave in for a month do differently, btw? i thought it was the amount of oxygen that gets too your eyes, or something like that....

 

[DanTMWTMP]

i've done that many times...soo lazy is me! i just rewet them in the morning like insane like crazy....if i don't, like everyone else...i feel like clawing 'em out.....but it's true that ur eyes to require the air..or it gets tired easily and u get like fatigued up there and ur vision gets worse.....well, don't qoute me on that..but that's what someone told me..or did i read it somewhere? i forgots!

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: zsouthboy
what do the contacts that you are supposed to be able to leave in for a month do differently, btw? i thought it was the amount of oxygen that gets too your eyes, or something like that....

They're made from a different kind of material that does not break down and "expire" as fast.

amish

 

[gwlam12]

this may be a myth.....


but i think leaving on contacts when u nap is bad because ur eyes may dry, and so will ur contacts (thus the pain). dried contracts might scratch ur lens. i forget where i got this from, so it may or may not be true.

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: Dezign

Originally posted by: iamme
in the long run, i think so.

i've left my contacts in for months straight

i've been alot more cautious lately, though. i try to take them out every night.

Months? How the heck did you peel them off your eyeball?

Longest I've gone, three days... hurt like hell, glad they didn't get infected.

after the first month, i honestly forgot i wear contacts. i think the nerve endings in my eyes have lost all sensitivity.

my cousin went to the eye doctor when he got this infection in his eyes. they told him he was close to having permanent damage in his eyes, because he kept his contact in like i did. that scared the crap out of me, so i went out and bought some glasses

 

[m2kewl]

i nap with my contacts on, sometimes overnight. just don't do it too often and re-wet them when you wake up.

 

[gwlam12]

i cant even wear contacts anymore cuz my eyes changed their shape (optomologist says its shaped like a football) so contacts still give me blurry vision

 

[Kevin]

I'd say take them out whenever you can. My sister has been wearing contacts for maybe 10 years now. She's always kept them in but now her eye's start to hurt. The doctor says the contacts are drying out her eyes. She uses drops and all that kind of stuff. She's been wearing glasses now ever since and is in the process of finding another brand/make to wear. I know she wears AcuViews but weather they are AcuView 2s I'm not sure...

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: gwlam12
i cant even wear contacts anymore cuz my eyes changed their shape (optomologist says its shaped like a football) so contacts still give me blurry vision

get some cool specs or if you have the coin, lasik.

 

[Anubis]

no i do it all the time. just dont sleep for an extended period of time with them in

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: gwlam12
i cant even wear contacts anymore cuz my eyes changed their shape (optomologist says its shaped like a football) so contacts still give me blurry vision

Keratoconus?

Viper GTS

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: ncircle

Originally posted by: gwlam12
i cant even wear contacts anymore cuz my eyes changed their shape (optomologist says its shaped like a football) so contacts still give me blurry vision

get some cool specs or if you have the coin, lasik.

It's not quite that simple.

If his corneas are changing shape he may well have KC, if he doesn't already lasik could trigger KC.

It's not something you want... Trust me.

Viper GTS

 

[gwlam12]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: gwlam12
i cant even wear contacts anymore cuz my eyes changed their shape (optomologist says its shaped like a football) so contacts still give me blurry vision

Keratoconus?

Viper GTS

oh... i hope not. i wasnt diagnosed with it. the optomologist said this change in the shape of the eye was normal. : /