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[โ€“] LikeableLime@piefed.social 72 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yep and if you wear them for too long your body will grow new blood vessels to supply your oxygen-starved eyes with what they need. These new blood vessels can cover your retina and can lead to blindness.

Learned that one by sleeping in daily disposable contacts for a while and losing a significant portion of my peripheral vision.

[โ€“] 0xD 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[โ€“] LikeableLime@piefed.social 37 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] buffing_lecturer@leminal.space 36 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Bet you didn't see that coming

[โ€“] Surp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

E is for eye A is for are Y is for you

Eayyyyyyy

[โ€“] Roopappy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Kind of. This happened to me. My vision was noticeably bad when I was diagnosed with it, but once I started taking care of my eyes, they blood vessels shriveled and shrank, and my vision mostly improved to the point where I didn't notice it anymore.

100% recovered, no. But better.

[โ€“] CybranM@feddit.nu 18 points 3 weeks ago

Oh damn, did not know that was a risk