Improper care of contact lenses can cause serious eye infections : cdc

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Improper care of contact lenses can cause serious eye infections

Improper care of contact lenses can cause serious eye infections

Press Release Embargoed Until: Thursday, August 18, 2016, 1:00 p.m.ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286Eye Wise: Contact Lenses 101Entire infographicNearly 1 in 5 contact lens-related eye infections reported to a federal database involved a patient who experienced eye damage, according to a report published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).The infections, submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Medical Device Report Database, included patients who had a scarred cornea, needed a corneal transplant, or otherwise suffered a reduction in vision.


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Eye damage can occur with improper use of contact lenses

Eye damage can occur with improper use of contact lenses

Eye damage can occur with improper use of contact lenses: CDCBy: Emily Lunardo Health News | Friday, August 19, 2016 - 11:00 AMThe CDC reports that improper use of contact lenses can lead to eye damage.Improper use of contact lenses refers to sleeping with contacts on or using the same pair for too long.In fact, up to 20 percent of contact lens-induced infections resulted in eye damage.


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Misusing contact lenses can result in serious eye damage, CDC says

Misusing contact lenses can result in serious eye damage, CDC says

Many reported cases of serious eye damage result from misusing contact lenses, including sleeping in them or wearing them beyond their recommended use, a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests.Between 2005 and 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received reports of 1,075 contact lens-related corneal infections that involved ulcers or keratitis, which is inflammation of the cornea, according to a CDC news release.About 20 percent of these reports involved serious eye damage, but about a quarter of those cases could have been avoided with proper contact lens use.

Misusing contact lenses can result in serious eye damage, CDC says