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Originally Posted by SoniaF
Pretty much! Surprisingly, water is categorized as one of the dirtiest element on earth. It has so many bacterias that is OK for us to intake but not OK for contact lenses. Just imagine all the bacteria you'll be putting in your eyes, ick! |
Yes, water is a very good environment for microscopic organisms to swim around in. Your stomach has acids to fight against those bacteria, but your eyes don't have anything like that. So you must protect them.
I don't know who said that "water is one of the dirtiest elements on Earth," but I find that hard to believe. A cool, clear mountain stream, dirty? If you want real trouble, do like Australian boxer Anthony Mundine did and clean a
contact lens in your mouth. He just about went blind in his one eye because he did that. You can read his sad story right here on Lens 101.