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What To Do If Contact Lens Came In Contact With Toilet Water?

I just had toilet water splashed in my eye while cleaning out a pair of my son's poopy underwear because he had an accident. I wear contact lenses, and I took them out and the only drops had at the time were contact lens rewetting drops, so I used them.What should I do?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello
I reviewed the history, and I feel it is better to replace the contact lens by a new one to avoid complications like contact lens related infection.
Since toilet water can cause infection it is better to replace the contact lens.

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What To Do If Contact Lens Came In Contact With Toilet Water?

Hello I reviewed the history, and I feel it is better to replace the contact lens by a new one to avoid complications like contact lens related infection. Since toilet water can cause infection it is better to replace the contact lens. Thank you