By Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr Oz The Good Life
Q: Can a contact lens get stuck behind your eye?
Oz says: No; your eyes
just aren't made that way. "A membrane called the conjunctiva prevents
anything on the surface of your eye from getting behind your eyeball,"
says Andrea Thau, president of the American Optometric Association.
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But any wandering lens
calls for a rescue mission. Squirt some saline solution in your eye and
see if that flushes it out. If not, place a mirror flat on a countertop
or table, lift your upper eyelid, and look down at your reflection—that
should make the contact easier to find and fish out. A lens that gets
displaced won't damage your eye as long as you remove it with clean
hands (and no sharp fingernails, please!).
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