The 39-year-old man stated that his left eye had been particularly irritated the previous month due to working late. He actually believed that it was just allergies.
According to Groeschen, he realized his eye was “sort of goopy” and that his eyesight was blurry the next morning. The following day, his vision was noticeably worse than it had been the day before.

The staff at the Cincinnati Eye Institute informed Groeschen that he had an infection in his eye caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas when he went there on the advice of a friend. Groeschen asserts that the disease has the capacity to “incubate” behind contact lenses.

Although the infection was successfully treated with medications, by the time they were finished, he had already acquired a corneal ulcer, and the scar tissue that the bacteria left behind has caused him to become legally blind in one eye.

“Looking through an opaque piece of glass is how it feels. According to Groeschen, the illness results in a small erosion of your cornea. You may have trouble seeing while the infection heals due to the scar tissue that forms as a result of the illness.

He continued by saying that the doctors he has met have informed him that a cornea transplant is probably what he will require to recover his vision. The typical recuperation time following this procedure is one year.

Groeschen, the owner and operator of a company that specializes in design-based restorations, asserted that he is now running behind on all of his job commitments and that this precludes him from taking a vacation.

Groeschen asserts that it is safe to wear contacts while sleeping because it is stated in the box for those contacts.

However, in 2013, the American Academy of Ophthalmology issued a warning that “overnight wear, regardless of contact lens type, increases the incidence of corneal infection.” This assertion is true, claims BuzzFeed.

Groeschen’s physician, Dr. William Faulkner, advised Cincinnati’s Local 12 against wearing contacts while you sleep.

Faulkner stated that “security is the main concern for the eyes” and “I would not recommend wearing contacts overnight.” Daily-wear disposable contact lenses are by far the safest option for anyone who wears glasses or contacts.

In a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and released on Thursday, 99 percent of those who wear contacts acknowledged engaging in at least one “risky behavior.” They included the following “risky behaviors”:

retaining their contact lens coverings in storage for longer than is advised (82,3%);

“Topping off” the solution in the case merely entails adding more solution to the existing solution, as opposed to completely emptying the case before adding more solution, which occurs in 55.1% of cases;

When they slept, their glasses were on (50.2%).