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Eye wise : contact lenses 101

  • Published Date:

    8/26/14

  • Language:
    English
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  • Corporate Authors:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
  • Description:
    Sleeping in contacts is risky buisness. Take out your contact lenses before sleeping, unless your eye doctor specifically tells you otherwise. Publication date from document properties. Sleeping in any type of contact lenses, even though approved for overnight wear, can more than quadruple the risk of getting a serious eye infection. www.cdc.gov/contactlenses CS249808-B sleeping-8x11.pdf
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    Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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