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what happens if you're wearing your contacts, and rain gets in your eyes?

(7 posts)

  1. lala3
    Member

    say.... you're wearing your contacts outdoors on a rainy day, and the rain gets in your eyes....

    will it harm your eyes in any way??

    Posted 1 year ago #

  2. Camila B
    Member

    No.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  3. Lindsay
    Member

    Nope. They don't even get irritated.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  4. U V
    Member

    Generally No... but...

    Contacts are plastic or silicon with sterile water infused into them. If rain water gets into them... then... the rain water can enter the CL matrix..
    If this rainwater... has microbes (bacteria, viruses..etc..) it can give you an infection... Worse still.. if the rain is ACIDIC (say sulfuric).. then it can certainly burn your eyes.. but.. that's irrespective if you wear CL or not...

    Posted 1 year ago #

  5. The Fox
    Member

    If regular rain gets in your eye your ok.
    But if a type of acidic rain gets in your eye then it
    Could fuse the contacts to your cornea in the eye.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  6. hippo37
    Member

    don't believe these stories about harm coming to you if its acid rain. There isn't a problem at all - I've had 40 years of getting various sorts of rain from all over the world in my eyes. Its one of the chief advantages of contacts you can go out in the rain. I don't know why people are putting these silly answers in about it fusing to your eye it seems quite irresponsible.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  7. zorro_foxygirl
    Member

    I don't think anything will happen....at least its better than getting water droplets on your glasses!

    Posted 1 year ago #

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