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Many of us with bad vision often find ourselves waking up in the morning and as soon as we get out of bed we stub your toe on your dresser or night table. As your eyes swell up from the intense pain, you immediately search for your trusty eyeglasses that happen to be about seven years old. Upon placement across your face, the first thing you usually see is your big toe turning blue and purple. What if you could wake up and see crystal clear upon waking? It actually could save your toes the pain and bruising you manage to inflict each time you awaken to a new day.

You could view your significant other in sharp focus rather than a large blurry lump of colors. How many of us are guilty of sleeping in with our traditional contact lenses? Even the best of us who intend to take good care of our contact lenses slip once and awhile. Sometimes, you plop down on your couch and what should have been a thirty minute nap has now become a six hour siesta. We wake up with the red, burning, dry eyes because we have fallen asleep with our contacts in. Basically, when you do this your eyes are starving of oxygen.

Depriving your eyes of oxygen is an invitation to ailments such as conjunctivitis, eye infections, corneal ulceration, and even blindness. It's possible to keep your eyes healthy and avoid the problems of sleeping with your contacts if you are able to wear extended wear contact lenses. Be sure to speak with your eye care specialist to see if this is a viable choice for you. Some patients can not use extended wear contact lenses because not all prescriptions are available or there eyes can't take the stress. The newest on the market, are silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

The FDA has approved these lenses for wear for up to 30 days and nights. Since this version allows more oxygen into the cornea than other soft contacts, most of the problems encountered using traditional soft contacts is minimized. It can be a great choice for healthy eyes. Even if it is determined that you can't wear extended wear contacts, the health benefits are still the same. Your eyes receive much more oxygen and less chance of complications. Regardless of your choice of contact types, be vigilant when it comes to taking care of your contact lenses.

Take the necessary precautions of cleaning and disinfecting them and you will avoid many preventable and painful eye conditions.