"There is a high risk of developing microbial keratitis, otherwise known as a corneal ulcer, that can lead to permanent blindness and in some cases corneal transplant," she noted. "Instead, always rinse and store in contact lens solution, replace your case regularly, and replace lenses as directed by your eye care provider."
"Eating a diet high in sugar and fat may go without saying as being bad for one's health, but it also has a disproportionately negative effect on the eyes," Deobhakta said. "Certain diseases like diabetes are responsible for the most common forms of irreversible blindness that we see in our clinics, and that is often linked to eating an unbalanced diet high in carbohydrates and fat."
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