Don't sleep with lenses

Advanced Search

Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions.

Search our Collections & Repository

Advanced Search
Custom Query

All these words:

For very narrow results

This exact word or phrase:

When looking for a specific result

Any of these words:

Best used for discovery & interchangable words

None of these words:

Recommended to be used in conjunction with other fields

Language:

Dates

Publication Date Range:

to

Document Data

Title:

Document Type:

Library

Collection:

Series:

People

Author:

Clear All

Query Builder

Query box

Clear All

For additional assistance using the Custom Query please check out our Help Page

CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners. As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.

i

Don't sleep with lenses

English

Details Related Documents You May Also Like

Details:

Corporate Authors:

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) Less -
Description:

If used and maintained properly, contact lenses can be a safe, convenient alternative to glasses. But failure to remove and clean them regularly can result in serious health problems. One in three contact lens users sleep or nap without removing their lenses, significantly increasing their risk for eye infections. Such infections may require surgery and can result in permanent damage and vision loss. Lenses should never be worn while sleeping unless prescribed by your doctor. Also, they should be cleaned in an appropriate solution and stored in a clean case. Regular appointments with an eye doctor can detect potential problems and ensure the lenses are providing the necessary vision correction.

Corneal Infections Associated with Sleeping in Contact Lenses — Six Cases, United States, 2016–2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 67(32):877-881.

Recorded: August 14, 2018; posted: August 16, 2018

Running time = 1:00
Subjects:

[+]

Contact Lenses Corneal Diseases Sleep
Series:

A Minute of health with CDC
Document Type:

Transcript
Genre:

Podcasts
Pages in Document:

1 unnumbered page
Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
Main Document Checksum:

[+]

urn:sha256:db18f58f7aff5b8d3e1688a2b549298a2b2b8ddbfab88d3230ce6c5ee9e08b1f
Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/59867/cdc_59867_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF-16.17 KB]