article_snippet.sent: A photographer has described the horror of being left almost completely blind in one eye by A photographer contact lens.
article_snippet.sent: Injuries can also be caused by contact lens being put in and removed from her eye.
article_snippet.sent: Moorfields Eye Hospital . '
article_snippet.sent: A specialist meant wearing a hard lens directly on Miss Garrod as a softer one would sink in to the ulcer, then putting a soft lens on top of that.
article_snippet.sent: so I said, "I'll just wear glasses.
article_snippet.sent: Then my dad found a specialist who suggested a stronger hard lens to improve my sight.'
article_snippet.sent: I find it hard to understand how a contact lens could have damaged my eye so badly. '
article_snippet.sent: Rising numbers of young people are suffering potentially devastating eye infections due to a lack of knowledge of the risks of contact lenses, say experts.
article_snippet.sent: Opticians advise adhering to the basic hygiene rules below, in order to protect the eyes from infection, injury and disease: .
article_snippet.sent: For more information and contact lens advice, visit the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) website .