“Can you wear contacts for a short anesthesia procedure?”
I am a 47 year old male. I want to know can you wear contacts for a short anesthesia procedure?
4 Answers
I would not let my patient do that. We are in a serious business. I am not sure if you go to bed with contacts on.
No. It is not recommended.
From Christopher Creighton
From Christopher Creighton
Dr. J. Arthur Saus
Anesthesiologist
It is not advisable. There are many reasons for this. Wearing contacts during even a short procedure increases the potential risk of eye injury. During administration of anesthesia, all reflexes are blunted, and this includes the reflex of blinking, which helps keep contact lenses moistened and essentially "floating" on the eye.
My recomendation is no. During anesthesia eyes sectetion could be less. And dryness can produce corneal lessions
