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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 12 y/o dd has been asking us for contact lenses, and says that by this age, most of the people in her grade (7th) are wearing them.

I'm hesitant mostly because I am worried about her getting an eye infection (we had an adult friend a few years ago who needed a corneal transplant due to contact lens-based infection).

Does anyone know what the current risks and rates of infection are?  How to know whether a kid is ready for lenses?  What age most kids start wearing them?  Tips for success?  I'd be very grateful for all advice.

Thanks![/quote]

Hear a report on NPR this morning that literally 99 percent (they did a survey) of people don't handle their lenses hygenically.

Sleep in them and you have a 1 in 1,000 chance of a corneal ulcer (been there, done that, it's really painful).

Fail to clean the solution and you end up with bacteria in your container that cannot be removed easily.

Use water and you could get an amoeba that makes you blind.

Yes, 99 percent of people do ONE OR MORE OF ALL OF THESE THINGS apparently.

I'd stick to glasses.[/quote]

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