A woman almost ruined herself by having sex once a month

"No colored contact lenses, no fashion!" This was a message that Chengdu girl Zhu Ling posted on her WeChat Moments two months ago. Along with a photo of herself wearing flower-patterned colored contact lenses, Zhu Ling's message attracted many likes from her friends. But what was unexpected was that just over a month later, the young girl developed severe dry eyes due to wearing cosmetic contact lenses and was in danger of blindness.

Young girls all love beauty, and Zhu Ling, who is in her early 20s, is no exception. In order to make her eyes look bigger and brighter, she started wearing colored contact lenses five years ago. Zhu Ling, who pursues perfection, bought various colored contact lenses with different patterns from the Internet and wore them in turn just to better match them with her hairstyle and clothes.

Half a year ago, Zhu Ling got a new job. Because she was unfamiliar with the job content, she had to work overtime frequently. After returning home exhausted, Zhu Ling didn't even bother to change her clothes before going to bed, completely forgetting that she was still wearing cosmetic contact lenses in her eyes. According to her recollection, the longest time she wore contact lenses was for a month straight, and she never took them out to clean or disinfect them. This kind of non-stop overtime work continued until last week. After Zhu Ling got up, she found that her eyes were red and itchy, and her eye sockets were in severe pain. In the end, she couldn't even open her eyes. In desperation, her boyfriend rushed her to the ophthalmology department of the municipal hospital for treatment. After examination by a doctor, it was determined that Zhu Ling suffered from severe dry eye syndrome, and had symptoms of massive corneal epithelial exfoliation, corneal edema, and a large number of new blood vessels at the corneal and scleral margins, which greatly affected the transparency of the cornea.

Zhu Ling's boyfriend has some knowledge about dry eye syndrome. He knows that the cause of this disease is generally related to the long-term use of computers and other smart devices. But his girlfriend rarely uses computers at work, so how come she also has dry eye syndrome? With this question, he found Zhu Ling's attending physician, who said: Zhu Ling's dry eye syndrome and the eye diseases that occurred were closely related to wearing cosmetic contact lenses for too long.

The material of cosmetic contact lenses needs to be kept hydrated in a well-saturated water environment to remain soft. Once they lack water, the cosmetic contact lenses will become hard. Therefore, after wearing cosmetic contact lenses for a period of time, in order to maintain their own softness, the lenses will automatically absorb the tears on the surface of the human eyeball. As we all know, tears have the function of moisturizing the eyeball. If they are excessively absorbed by contact lenses, the eyeball will not get enough moisture and will become dry. If this continues for a long time, eye diseases such as dry eyes and conjunctivitis will inevitably come.

In addition, cosmetic contact lenses, like ordinary soft contact lenses, belong to the category of contact lenses, that is, lenses that directly contact the cornea and conjunctiva. Clinical studies have shown that any contact lens will cause mechanical damage to the cornea and conjunctiva through physical friction. Long-term wearing of cosmetic contact lenses or ordinary soft contact lenses will cause certain friction damage to the cornea and conjunctiva, causing congestion and inflammation of the eye. Some severe patients may experience corneal hypoxia, thinning or infection. Severe cases may cause serious diseases such as corneal perforation, and even permanent blindness. Not only that, because the cosmetic contact lenses currently sold on the market have weaker oxygen permeability and thicker lenses than ordinary soft contact lenses, wearing them for a long time will have a serious impact on eye metabolism and reduce the immunity of the ocular surface. Doctors recommend that the time for wearing cosmetic contact lenses should not exceed 8 hours at a time, and should not exceed five days a week.

Compared with cosmetic lenses or ordinary soft contact lenses, frame glasses are indeed less harmful to the eyes. However, if you have to wear contact lenses in certain occasions due to work or special reasons, or if you are a fashionista who loves beauty very much like Zhu Ling mentioned in the previous article, then according to the experts' advice, it is best to always have some artificial tears such as Runqi Dextran 70 Eye Drops, and apply them twice a day to keep the eye surface hydrated, protect the eye surface from lens irritation, and prevent dry eyes and other eye diseases.

Runqi Dextran 70 Eye Drops are produced by Qilu Pharmaceutical. As an artificial tear with an ion concentration similar to that of physiological tears, it has good surface tension and stability. It is currently the artificial tear product that best meets the physiological needs of the human body. It enjoys a high reputation in the industry, is a benchmark in the field of dry eye treatment in China, and is also a sales star in major chain pharmacies across the country. The main ingredients of Runqi Dextran 70 Eye Drops are dextran 70, hypromellose, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, edetate disodium and pH adjuster (sodium hydroxide). It does not contain preservatives and hormones, is non-irritating to the eyes, and can be used safely by patients with eye diseases or ordinary users.

The main ingredient of Runqi, dextran 70, is a high-molecular glucose polymer produced by fermentation of sucrose. It is highly membrane-affinity and interacts with the mucin of the tear film. It can prolong the residence time on the ocular surface, stabilize the tear film, and promote the repair of corneal epithelial cells. It can quickly relieve the sourness, burning, stinging and other uncomfortable symptoms caused by dry eyes, and can also effectively protect the eyeball from irritation and gently repair eye damage caused by dry eyes.

Although cosmetic contact lenses are fashionable, they carry significant risks. As one of the most fragile organs in the human body, although the outermost layer of the membrane is repairable, even the slightest damage can cause a lot of discomfort and pose many health risks. From a health perspective, we hereby call for: reduce the wearing of cosmetic contact lenses and give your eyes more protection!