Hello,
Thank you for your query at DoctorSpring.com
I understand your concern.
Let me tell you one thing. Using contact lenses increase the chances of eye infections for almost all infections including herpes. But it is never that serious, or even the incidence of such cases is so low, we rather advise people to use contact lenses for their benefit.
I have gone thorugh the articles, and I will assure you, as long as you maintain your hygiene, it should not be a problem. Otherwise you can stop using them, and use glasses.
Regards.
Patient replied :
Alright thank you! I knew the other day that you assured me contact lenses would be ok, but then I was speaking with a dermatologist and they hit me with both that statement and those two articles that I just shared with you and it caused me a scare and a concern when I read the articles and his response and I just wanted another opinion on it. And I didn't quite understand what he was saying also and was looking for an explanation.
He is right in saying there is a minor risk. Even if there is a 1 % chance, we can't ignore that.
But that is too small a risk for an intervention like stopping it altogether,
Patient replied :
So basically there is a risk there but not so much of a risk that I would need to stop with the contacts and only wear glasses? I'm not like playing Russian roulette or playing with fire with my health?
Yes, you should continue wearing lenses for greater health benefit.