If you wear contacts and go to the gym

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concooktion · 26/12/2019 19:20

How do you shower after?

I always wear contacts when out of the house. I'm following a post op rehab program and at the moment I drive to physio, drive back and shower at home. But DH has a new job and is taking the car in Jan so I will have to go by bus. And my physio wants me to do two extra training sessions in the gym in between physio. Apart from the fact that doing a 2.5 hour trip to spend 10 minutes in the gym seems ridiculous, how do you manage contacts, showering and getting home again?

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dimdarkashian · 26/12/2019 19:32

As PPs have said. Just close your eyes when your face is under the water. Don't remove them for a while afterwards as the steam can cause them to temporarily stick to your eyes.

beela · 26/12/2019 19:30

It's never occurred to me that it could be a problem

I've been wearing lenses for 15 years though, and never lost one or had an infection.

BuffaloCauliflower · 26/12/2019 19:29

I often sleep in my contacts (thicker softer ones it’s ok to sleep in) and shower in them pretty much every day. I don’t run water directly into my eyes. No concerns. I’d never wear them swimming though.

Gonetoget · 26/12/2019 19:28

If I have mine in, I just take them out when I go in wet area/ shower. A glasses case and contact lense container aren’t that heavy to stick In Your bag.

ifeellikeanidiot · 26/12/2019 19:27

It’s never occurred to me to take them out.

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concooktion · 26/12/2019 19:25

You don't worry about washing them out or getting an infection? I've never showered wearing lenses!

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swashbucklecheer · 26/12/2019 19:22

I wear them in the shower and keep my eyes shut

beela · 26/12/2019 19:22

I just shower with my contacts in.

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