As long as everyone remembers who's who. A new study shows a higher risk of infection with soft contacts, especially if worn overnight. Suddenly, lenses were comfortable, and so malleable they could be folded in half like a taco without breaking, unlike the stiff old-fashioned hard lenses. People could now go running and play sports without having to worry about their lenses falling out and being lost forever. But there are no such warnings on soft lenses and many patients go through the entire procedure of getting contact lenses without ever knowing about this risk.
Microbial keratitis is an infection of the cornea, which is the outer wall of the eye.
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