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Thinking about getting an eye tattoo? Think again.

Though getting a tattoo around your eye might be cool, it can likewise cause you your sight.

While everything is supposed to be fine when getting a tattoo around the eye, it’s not always a guarantee. There’s a chance that it can go wrong and it can lead to serious eye complications.

In some instances, having a botched eye tattoo can not only cause severe damage, but can also lead to loss of vision. Take this example: https://9gag.com/gag/a9Am2Mj for one. The lady heavily paid the price for badly wanting an eye tattoo.

It was an attempted sclera tattoo, which was supposed to change the color of the whites around the eye, that went astray. As a result, vision on the eye was lost permanently because of that fatal mistake.

Don’t follow that lead.

Shinagawa PH can help you protect your eyes better. If you have some concerns regarding your eyes, our doctors are available for you to see just how healthy they are and if certain treatments are necessary for them.

Wearing contact lenses? Make sure you use them right.

You might not be aware but you might be wearing your contacts the wrong way. Improper use of contact lenses can cause eye damage and it can likewise lead to blindness in a worst-case scenario.

There are bad habits in wearing contacts that should be avoided to avoid any complications in your eyes. Here are some of them:

1. Sleeping in your contact lenses –Doing this deprives your eyes of oxygen and that then leads to swelling of the cornea, creating gaps that appear in the eye’s surface cells which helps germs get in faster. These little plastics can often generate germ build-up. Imagine those germs as we stick them onto our eyes? According to studies, sleeping with contact lenses can make one up to eight times more prone to getting an eye infection, which can cause damage and possibly, blindness.
   
2. Not replacing contacts on time –While diligently taking off your contacts every night is a good thing, problems can also occur through delays in changing your contacts. Not replacing them on time can also be problematic as contacts have their limits, too. The longer lasting types are more durable but still, they cannot totally protect you from germs if you don’t change them once necessary.
   
3. Not replacing contacts on time –While diligently taking off your contacts every night is a good thing, problems can also occur through delays in changing your contacts. Not replacing them on time can also be problematic as contacts have their limits, too. The longer lasting types are more durable but still, they cannot totally protect you from germs if you don’t change them once necessary.
   
4. Improper use of cleaning solutions –Cleaning solutions have instructions in terms of their right usage and that’s for a good reason. That should be followed, accordingly, instead of just topping cases with solutions right there and then.
   
5. Using tap water as a replacement for cleaning solutions– Clean water is good most of the time but not in this case. Microorganisms there might be safe to drink but they are not necessarily safe for your eyes, hence, the need for specialized solutions.
   
6. Not washing hand before using and cleaning contact lenses– Our hands go through a lot every day and it is only essential for us to wash them every now and then to keep it safe from germs. Sometimes, people are too lazy to wash before using contacts and obviously, there is a good chance that there are germs there that can be transferred.

Now that you know, make sure you prevent any damage to your eyes with the proper usage of contacts. Avoid these improper uses through proper eye care for your own good to avoid any chance of blindness.

Visit Shinagawa.ph and book a consultation and our ophthalmologists from Shinagawa Philippines are ready to help you whichever way to ensure that you will continue to live your life maximizing the gift of vision.