Possible reasons for wearing contact lenses

1. Cosmetic reasons
2. Discomfort from wearing glasses (thick and heavy lenses, allergic reaction to
the material)
3. Improved vision correction (in keratoconus, mechanical injuries of the
cornea, corneal distortion, anisometropia)
4. Sports and recreation. Most athletes (professional and recreational)
take advantage of contact lenses for both comfort and an increased field of vision.
5. Professional reasons. Like athletes, many other professions use it
the benefit of contact lenses. Contraindications for wearing contact lenses are
those patients who work in an unclean and polluted environment where there is a risk of
dust or debris from getting under the lens. Also, candidates who
working in a laboratory or with chemicals is a risk group for which there is
danger of chemical keratitis, through contamination through the contact lens itself
lens. Plumbers and auto mechanics are also bad candidates for contact lenses.
which cannot completely remove dirt and grease deposits from
their hands. Certain professions such as pilots, airline personnel and video
operators are exposed to drying air and infrequent blinking which
dehydrates the contact lens.

6. In these patients, wearing contact lenses is not a contraindication, but should be
to shorten the wearing time, as well as the maintenance (to prohibit
aggressive agents, and to enhance moisturizers/artificial tears).

Ophthalmologist, Maria Kosturanova