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Bacteria cost him his eyesight
Who reads this story, will certainly not forget once again to remove his contact lenses before going to sleep.
Hand on the heart: It can happen once that late in the evening, because of tiredness, you forget to take your contact lenses out of sight. But the story of the American Chad Groeschen shows that sleeping with contact lenses can have unforeseen and particularly tragic consequences.
When Chad's eyes started to itch at work last month, he did not think anything of it. At that point, he still believed that an allergy could be the reason for the itching. A day later, he went to the doctor because he thought he had caught a sinusitis. His gaze was no longer clear, but he was not too worried about it. Until he opened the next day with very severe pain in his left eye and could see almost nothing on this.
A specialist finally told him that a bad infection with Pseudomonas bacteria would be the reason for Chad Groeschen's suffering. These would probably have been on his contact lens and got through the insertion in his eye. There they would have spread rapidly under the lens surface. Chad had also worn his long-term lenses overnight.
By his own admission, the 39-year-old is now completely blind in his left eye . His doctors have told him that a corneal transplant would be necessary to restore his eyesight.
Chad now hopes his story will wake up and alert others to the problem to be reaped. Everyone could become infected with the Pseudomonas bacteria.
Posted by Chad Groeschen on Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Chad Groeschen before he got blind in one eye.
The following tips can help protect you from infections:
1. Do not wear your contact lenses while you sleep.
2. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before coming in contact with your lenses.
3. Always use fresh contact lens fluid when placing your lenses in their container.
