Author Topic: Partygoer blinded in one eye after wearing novelty contacts (Read 1795 times)

Foxy Brown · « **on:** January 22, 2007, 03:33:00 AM »

Eye specialists are calling for greater restrictions on the sale of novelty contact lenses after they destroyed a man's cornea - the first case of its kind in this country.

chera · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2007, 05:28:45 AM »

He borrowed them from a friend and then wore them non-stop for 3 days!

Serves him right for getting an infection.

My eyes feel like total crap if I get drunk and fall asleep without removing my contacts.

Foxy Brown · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2007, 05:53:19 AM »

Quote from: chera;289604

He borrowed them from a friend and then wore them non-stop for 3 days!

Serves him right for getting an infection.

And that's not all.

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Two emergency corneal transplants were done as "hot grafts" (transplanting in the presence of inflammation and infection), but the man had failed to follow instructions to minimise the risk of rejection.

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2007, 06:12:53 AM »

So what's going to be the restricition? To prohibit use by idiots?

Amplifier · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2007, 06:46:08 AM »

That's a nice one to tell the grandkids.

[size=-2]cool kids wear glasses anyway[/size]

shadowstar · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2007, 04:32:19 PM »

Restrictions on that people need a certain amount of brain cells to buy contacts, more like it...

Even if I forget to remove my contacts after just 24 hours, they already feel all dry and painful.

Yuuyami · « **Reply #6 on:** January 25, 2007, 06:23:39 PM »

Roffle, what an idiot.

I wear colored contacts occasionally, but at least I take care of them. Roffle.

Author Topic: Partygoer blinded in one eye after wearing novelty contacts (Read 1795 times)

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