Heatwave Alert: Essential Eye Care Tips for Contact Lens Wearers
Essential Eye Care Tips for Contact Lens Wearers: When you are outside in the sun, you should always wear sunglasses that protect your eyes from UV rays. Also, the sun's rays are extreme during midday, so you should stay home during this time.

Essential Eye Care Tips for Contact Lens Wearers
Essential Eye Care Tips for Contact Lens Wearers: As the temperature keeps increasing across India, thus it gives many health-related risks such as heatstroke or people who wear contact lenses, in extreme heat might face eye irritation.
However, people should take precious precautions to avoid any of these symptoms especially people who are living in Delhi, as they are facing the extreme heatwave consecutively.
Let's take a look at some essential eye care tips for contact lens wearers:
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Make use of glasses or goggles when you are outside
When you are outside in the sun, you should always wear sunglasses that protect your eyes from UV rays. The glasses you will wear should be 100 % UV rags protection or they will not protect you from the harmful sun rays.
Stay Hydrated
During high heat waves, you often get dehydrated because your body makes fewer tears, which are needed to keep your eyes healthy and moist.
If you drink enough water it helps your eyes comfortable and hydrated, this will prevent you from dryness and pain especially when you are outside.
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Don’t go out during midday
The sun's rays are extreme during midday, so you should stay home during this time. If you have to go outside, then wearing polarized glasses will help to avoid direct contact.Don’t wear your contact lens always
During heat waves, you should not wear your contacts always so that you can avoid eye strain, pain, and illnesses. If you don’t wear your contacts when it is necessary it can help get rid of any pain.
Pay attention to symptoms
When wearing contact lenses in extreme weather conditions, pay close attention to any signs of pain, redness, or problems with your eyesight.
If you notice any of these symptoms then take them off immediately, and if the symptoms don't go away then consult with a doctor as soon as possible.
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