That’s because you can get a corneal ulcer, which is an infection on part of the eye that a contact covers. “It’s not going to happen every time, but when it happens, it’s terrible,” Redfern said. “If that scar is in the center of your vision, that could affect your vision permanently, unless you get a corneal transplant,” she said. “The problem with contact lenses is that it will sandwich bacteria between the lens and your cornea, and you can get infected and then have all the complications we talked about,” she said. “In general, we frown upon anything where your eye is going to expose to something nonsterile.”That includes using tap water to rinse or store lenses.

Source: Huffington Post July 19, 2025 16:17 UTC