One of the biggest mistakes contact lens wearers make is falling asleep without removing them, but according to a new survey, people on low incomes are doing it more often to extend the life of their contacts according to the amount they paid.
The survey, of 1,095 contact lens users, determined that those who earn less than $30,000 a year are more likely to sleep without removing their contact lenses, according to a report published by All About Vision.
Other key points in the survey include:
• 96% of contact lens users wait longer than recommended to replace contact lenses, and nearly one in two do so to save money.
• About a third of contact lens users do not know how long they are supposed to wear their prescribed lenses.
• 38% of contact lens wearers sleep without removing them, while 25% of those – one in four – do so to save money.
• 52% of respondents said that they do not think about replacing contact lenses before they cause problems.
• About a third of the participants admitted that they did not know how often they should replace contact lenses.
• On average, participants reported wearing the same lenses for 26 days.
Bad habits of contact lens wearers
On the other hand, several participants cited troubling habits that may lead to eye infections:
• 39% of respondents used tap water to clean contact lenses.
• 28% of respondents cleaned it with their mouths.
• 39% of respondents clean their lenses on a daily basis.
• 96% of participants wait longer than recommended to replace their contact lenses, with Generation Z (those between the ages of 9 and 25, i.e. those born between 1997 and 2012) being the largest group.
The survey included 1095 contact lens wearers. 49% were men, 50% were women, and 1% identified themselves as neither gender. 22% belonged to Generation Z, and 47% to Generation Alpha. [بين عامي 2011 و2025]and 20% to “Generation X” [بين عامي 1965 و1980]and 11% to those born after World War II.
smart contact lenses
Meanwhile, well-known tech experts are working on smart contact lenses, which will be designed in a way that will provide real-time information to users while they are doing other activities, so they can stay focused without having to look at the screen.
Although the high costs of such lenses may make some people reticent, especially when data privacy is also in question.
Contact lenses containing the necessary medicines
And the Food and Drug Administration recently approved contact lenses designed to release specific medications while they are worn, allowing medications to be dispensed directly into the eyes of patients with conditions such as eye disease, glaucoma complications, or allergies.
Currently, many people with glaucoma avoid visiting eye doctors because they are required to take eye injections, but contact lenses containing medication may replace the injections. These lenses may also ensure patients get the medicines they need, as well as replace eye drops.
However, many contact lens users are not open to trying such lenses, for fear of possible infection, costs and eye damage.
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