Optometrists have issued a warning to everyone who wears contact lenses as the summer holidays approach. With the warmer weather arriving, many of us will be eyeing up the pool as a way to cool off.

Never do these four things while traveling with your contacts. Trust me, you won't want these mistakes to ruin your trip.

Fortunately, a contact lens stuck in the eye is usually non-life-threatening – though it can be uncomfortable and annoying. However, in certain cases, where the damage is serious, one must seek ...

Initially, eye specialists discovered 17 lenses, before a further examination revealed that another 10 lenses were stuck in the eye. Rupal Morjaria, a specialist trainee ophthalmologist who dealt ...

A woman’s swollen eye turned out to be caused by contact lenses — specifically, five separate lenses — that had accumulated underneath her upper eyelid.

A woman’s swollen eye turned out to be caused by contact lenses — specifically, five separate lenses — that had accumulated underneath her upper eyelid. An “otherwise healthy” 33-year ...

But almost 30 years later, medical personnel were shocked to discover the lens had actually lodged itself in her eye, and had been stuck there for the past 28 years. The case of the woman, who is now ...

Missing or stuck contacts—and eye infections—can be prevented with more attention. Also, even if your contact is super comfortable, it can't take care of itself. Soft lenses—worn by more ...

Finding a patient with 23 disposable contact lenses in one eye is not a record-breaking number, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In 2017, doctors preparing a 67-year-old British ...