Contact Lens Complications

Contact lenses are safe and effective and, when worn properly, offer years of problem-free, quality vision. You will be a successful contact lens patient if you wear properly fitted contact lenses, adhere to the wearing and replacement schedule recommended, clean your lenses daily and maintain regular follow-up care with your eye doctor.

These small plastic devices interact with the living tissue of your eyes, therefore, complications can arise. The most serious of these is infection. Eye discomfort or pain, redness, blurred vision and light sensitivity that persist after your contact lenses are removed are warning signs of a problem that requires immediate attention.

Loyola’s ophthalmology services have eye doctors on call 24 hours a day to provide urgent care to deal with these complications.