PETALING JAYA: Lack of awareness of the dangers and bad hygiene habits are the main reasons why contact lens users get eye infections, say experts.
“We hear all kinds of horror stories from patients, like cleaning their lenses with saliva, wearing lenses longer than they are supposed to and swapping lenses with friends to try a different colour or pattern,” said the Health Ministry’s Malaysian Optical Council (MOC) secretary Nor Azizah Ismail.
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