Goggles May Help Avoid Irritation From Chlorinated Pool - TopicsExpress



          

Goggles May Help Avoid Irritation From Chlorinated Pool Water. The Wall Street Journal reports that swimming in chlorinated swimming pools may result in eye redness, blurriness and irritation. What’s more, it’s still possible to get eye infections from water that has been treated with chlorine The article interviewed optometrist Glenda Secor, OD, FAAO, chairwoman of the American Optometric Association’s section on contact lenses and corneas, who recommended that swimmers use goggles while in the pool and that people not swim while wearing contact lenses because they can contract acanthamoebic keratitis. Acanthamoeba is a tiny one celled organism that can eat away at the cornea. It is one infection you do NOT want to get! On the same note, people should not shower in their contacts either for the same reason.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:26:46 +0000

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