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From: walsh@ihuxi.UUCP (B. Walsh)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: swimming and soft contacts
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Date: Fri, 11-Nov-83 14:13:28 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 11 14:13:28 1983
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I have soft (regular) contacts (actually now I only need to wear one!)
and the instructions that came with them state that swimming with them
in will cause them to adhere STRONGLY to the eye, making removal difficult
and risky. Risky because they can tear easily and forcing them out can
lead to rips. I guess if you wait long enough, they'll loosen up, or
flooding with saline solution might help (messy, though). All in all, the
instructions advised against swimming with them in.

B. Walsh