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09/21/2016
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Ophthalmologist Emílio Moura, the Hapvida answered the most common questions about contact lenses and wearing sunglasses.
Who needs to wear glasses know that sometimes it is not easy to associate the attachment use with some activities, including sports, driving and even go out to a party. The solution for many is the use of contact lenses, which can now be found even disposable form. The problem is that many people have difficulties to adapt to the use and care that the lenses require. Ophthalmologist Emílio Moura, the Hapvida answered the most common questions about contact lenses and wearing sunglasses. Check it!
1 - Contact lenses are differential options for those who do not like to use or can not use glasses?
Yes. Contact lenses are great options to correct vision and replace the glasses. The first lenses emerged in 1930, were hard and uncomfortable. Currently, with the development and discovery of new materials in manufacturing, they have become much more secure and comfortable.
2 - Under what circumstances it is suitable for a person to wear contact lenses?
The contact lenses can now be used for practically all types of refractive corrections (degrees). There are specific cases, such as keratoconus, where a distortion in the cornea curvature does not allow a good correction with glasses, but with specific lenses can have a great result. There are aesthetic indications where the colored lenses can bring new colors to the eye, or even colorless, improving self esteem and facilitating the practice of sports and the improvement in the field of view.
3 - What are the main care that the person should have to wear contact lenses?
The main concern relates to personal hygiene. Do not sleep with the lens is important, so as not to wash the lenses with tap water because of the risk of infection, handle them with always clean hands and avoid too polluted sites. There are specific products for cleaning and care of the lenses.
4 - How to tell if the lenses are hurting your eyes?
Every patient user of contact lenses must have booking glasses, because the moment to realize their red or irritated eyes, it should remove the lenses and wear glasses to improve irritation or even seek an ophthalmologist. The most serious complications can start with a small inflammation. Pain and blurred vision are also important signals.
5 - What are the risks of using lenses longer than recommended?
Each type of lens has its proper time of disposal. There are lenses annual return, monthly, bi-weekly or even daily disposable. It is very important that the patient respects this exchange period, noting that the case should also be replaced every six months at least. The use of lenses for longer periods than recommended can lead to serious risks of contamination or infection.
6- Regarding the use of sunglasses, what risks and dangers the use of fake sunglasses and without certification?
When we moved from a closed environment to another lighter under the sunlight, for example, our eyes constrict the pupils. This mechanism aims to reduce the entry of light and protect the retina inside the eye from the damaging effects of solar radiation. When we use solar glasses, our eyes are "deceived" because of the dark lenses, and the pupils do not close as they should. If these glasses do not have the proper UV protection, our eyes suffer more such exposure, which can lead to problems such as retinopathy, cataracts and pterygium.
7 - What precautions people should take when choosing your sunglasses?
The main concern should be with regard to UV protection. Today there are devices that measure this radiation passing through the glasses and therefore the patient can take sunglass to the doctor giving the degree (if any) and the level of protection of the lens.
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