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Can Sleeping With Contact Lenses On Lead To Swelling And Irritation In Eyes?

I slept with my contacts in last night and woke up with one eye swollen and irritated with a little green stuff coming out of it. It doesn t itch or hurt that bad so I don t think its pink eye,its a little sore and irritared though. Do you have an idea what could be wrong
Wed, 28 May 2014
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sleeping with contact lens will cause dry eye. Remove the lens and apply refresh eye teardrop 2times daily. Use specs for one weak.
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Can Sleeping With Contact Lenses On Lead To Swelling And Irritation In Eyes?

sleeping with contact lens will cause dry eye. Remove the lens and apply refresh eye teardrop 2times daily. Use specs for one weak.