I’m betting a lot of walkers will be forgoing their contact lenses during the 3day, and wearing their glasses. I know I will - without being guaranteed a safe place to clean them, store them, etc, I can’t take the risk. I’m only allowed to wear my contacts for a very short period of time, due to a previous experience. It was Memorial Day weekend several years ago, and the Man and I, and some of his friends had a room down at Clearwater Beach and were bar hopping. My eye was bothering me a bit that night, but nothing major, so I took out my contacts and went to bed. The next morning, my eye was swollen shut. I chalked it up to possibly scratching my eye while taking out my contact lenses, and went on my way. Since it was a holiday weekend, my doctor wasn’t open the next day (which I spent laying down, eye still swollen shut) and I didn’t see him til Tuesday. He literally pried my eye open and then immediately sent me to the eye doctor who saved my vision. Turns out I had an ulcer on my cornea (from the contact lens solution becoming contaminated) and I was a day away from losing my cornea. Many eyedrops later, I was able to open my eye. It took me about 6 weeks before I could use that eye in natural light, and to this day, I still squint that eye in direct sunlight. Take care of your eyes people! Follow the directions on your contact lenses, change your solution DAILY, and make sure you’re washing your hands before putting in, or taking out your contacts. Contact lenses are great, but they do require some extra work!

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