First, it is not wise to wear a contact lens until your eye surface heals. Contact lenses may relieve the pain, but may also trap germs and risk infection. Placing a patch over the eye would probably help, but if you have minimal pain, I would do nothing. I you develop pain, increasing redness, discharge or decreased vision, you should consult an ophthalmologist.
First, it is not wise to wear a contact lens until your eye surface
heals. Contact lenses may relieve the pain, but may also trap germs
and risk infection. Placing a patch over the eye would probably
help, but if you have minimal pain, I...
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Dr. Ivan Schwab of American Academy of Ophthalmology answered:First, it is not wise to wear a contact lens until your eye surface heals. Contact lenses may relieve the pain, but may also trap germs and risk infection. Placing a patch over the eye would probably help, but if you have minimal pain, I would do nothing. I you develop pain, increasing redness, discharge or decreased vision, you should consult an ophthalmologist.First, it is not wise to wear a contact lens until your eye surface heals. Contact lenses may relieve the pain, but may also trap germs and risk infection. Placing a patch over the eye would probably help, but if you have minimal pain, I... More
