Click below to hear Eric Polk, OD from WashU Medicine LASIK Surgery Center explain why sleeping in your contacts can affect your LASIK candidacy:
Why It Matters: Contacts, Sleep, and LASIK Risks
Raise your hand if you’ve ever accidentally fallen asleep in your contacts. You’re definitely not alone! But as Eric Polk, OD explains in the video above, sleeping in your contact lenses isn’t just uncomfortable—it could also impact your eligibility for LASIK surgery down the road.
Here’s why:
When you sleep in contact lenses, you can increase your risk of developing an eye infection. Worse yet, that infection can cause corneal ulcers, which may lead to scarring on your cornea. Scarring can complicate LASIK surgery or, in some cases, make you ineligible altogether.
Simply put:
Healthy corneas = Safer, more successful LASIK outcomes.
Sleeping in contacts = Higher risk for corneal damage.
Sick of Your Contacts Anyway?
Let’s be honest—nobody loves their contact lenses. If you’re tired of the hassle, LASIK may be your long-term solution. At the WashU Medicine LASIK Surgery Center, we specialize in safe, effective laser vision correction to help you ditch the contacts—for good.