00:00Two years ago, actress Maureen Larrazabal was shocked
00:05after she fell asleep while wearing a contact lens.
00:08The expert explains the tips on how to wear a contact lens
00:12in Bonatino's FITRAP.
00:19Jada Tyrese Bete is a year-old cosplayer.
00:22Wearing a colorful contact lens is a big thing
00:26to achieve the character she is playing.
00:29It enhances my features.
00:33In anime, their eyes are big.
00:39But sometimes, during events,
00:41her eyes get irritated by the contact lens.
00:44There was a time when she fell asleep while wearing it.
00:47I was in the car and I fell asleep.
00:50That's when I realized, when I woke up,
00:54I was wearing my contact lens.
00:57That's when I realized my eyes were red.
01:00This also happened to actress Maureen Larrazabal.
01:04In an episode of Lutong Bahay,
01:06she said she was blind for two years
01:09because of the sleep-inducing contact lens.
01:12It hardens when you don't wear it.
01:14The cornea hardens.
01:15Exactly.
01:16I slit open the cornea.
01:17I injected Sudamonas.
01:19That bacteria will melt your eye in 24 hours.
01:23When they open it, it's all pus.
01:24Then it's gone. It's black.
01:25I got a transplant.
01:26According to a cornea and external eye disease doctor,
01:29the risk of having an eye infection
01:32when wearing a contact lens is high.
01:35The cornea can't breathe.
01:38Oxygen comes from the air.
01:44So if you wear a contact lens,
01:46and it's still closed,
01:47and it gets dirty,
01:48it becomes prone to injury.
01:51And that injury can easily get infected.
01:55And if the infection is severe,
01:57the cornea shrinks until it opens.
02:01Once the cornea opens,
02:03the fluid will come out from the inside of the eye.
02:07The hole needs to be closed immediately.
02:11This is one of the ways to transplant the cornea.
02:15Common symptoms of an eye infection are
02:18tears, pain and redness of the eyes,
02:22and light in the light.
02:23The doctor should check if the symptoms continue,
02:27including irritation, dryness or dryness of the eyes,
02:30having a small bulge in the lining of the eyes,
02:33and scratching of the cornea.
02:35To avoid complications in wearing a contact lens,
02:39the doctor's advice is to wash your hands
02:41before wearing or removing it.
02:43Follow the correct schedule of replacing the contact lens,
02:47and consult the doctor before using it.
02:51It is also advisable to wear the contact lens
02:53for 10 to 12 hours a day.
02:56Von Aquino reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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