台中英文补习班│Contact Lens「隐形眼镜族」都要知道的7件事

一般我们说的隐形眼镜，英文是 Contact lens
而 Lens 原是「镜片；镜头」的意思，后来也可以直接指隐形眼镜

现代近视族比例越来越高，年龄层也逐渐下降，大家为了方便、美观而选择隐形眼镜，不过因配戴隐形眼镜，导致健康亮红灯的也是大有人在，除了一般建议每日配戴不宜超过8小时，隐形眼镜还有哪些需要注意的地方呢？快跟著小编一起来了解

7 Safety Tips For Those Who Wear Contact Lenses

1. Before you reach your lenses with a hand, wash it, and keep eye stuff in a right clean place. Touching lenses with dirty hands can end up with pinkeye infection which can even leave you blind.

接触隐形眼镜前，务必先洗手，并将它放置在清洁过的容器中。若用了不干净的手佩戴镜片，当心结膜炎找上门。

■ End up with 以…告终
■ Pinkeye (n.) 传染性结膜炎

2. Allergic people can make their symptoms worse by wearing lenses, because pollen and dander can get directly to the eyeball with the sticky silicon When you suffer bad symptoms, change to glasses, and if you can’t live without lenses (nothing bad with it), just try to buy new ones more often and do a good cleaning.

对于容易过敏的人，隐形眼镜可能带来更大的风险，因为花粉和皮屑等过敏源容易附著在镜片上，使过敏症状更加严重。最糟的情况就是那些离不开隐形眼镜又过敏的人(是在说小编我吗)

请经常更换镜片，并注意清洁，或改用抛弃式较佳。

■ Allergic (adj.) 过敏的.
　Be allergic to sth 对…过敏
■ Pollen (n.) 花粉
■ Dander (n.) 毛屑

3. Don’t forget eye drops – you have to obtain a sample anywhere you spend your time, at home or at work. It’s impossible to see through dry lenses, and they really can stretch the eyeball. Use the liquid as often as you can, and buy ones with antihistamine effect if you are allergic.

保持镜片湿润，随身携带轻便型小罐装眼药水，在办公室、家里也都最好摆一瓶。

干涩的镜片不但让我们看不清楚，甚至使眼球受损。会过敏的人建议购买抗组织胺成分的药水。

■ Eye drop (n.) 眼药水
■ Stretch (v.) 损伤

4. Wear lenses only as long as it is written on the pack. If it says two weeks, destroy them after 14 days, not longer. Lenses accumulate and absorb protein deposits which are great place for germs, and can cause pain because of irritation.

注意隐形眼镜明订的期限，以双周抛而言，打开超过14天即不应再做使用，否则镜片容易形成蛋白质堆积，易滋生细菌，造成眼睛不适，严重甚至引起发炎。

■ Protein (n.) 蛋白质
■ Deposit (n.) 堆积，沉淀物
　The country is short of known deposits of coal.
　这个国家缺少已开发的煤矿。
■ Germ (n.) 微生物；细菌；病菌
　Disease is usually caused by germs.
　疾病常由病菌造成。
■ Irritation (n.) 刺激；疼痛；发炎

5. When in shower or swimming pool, take them off. Silicon is a great absorbent, and it may take in any infection or parasite in air or water.

洗澡和游泳时别戴隐形眼镜，由于水中存在许多细菌和寄生虫是我们肉眼看不见的，且泳池水更含有化学物质，可能会对眼睛造成感染。
(小编也听说过，下水前后点含抗生素成分的眼药水，具有护眼作用)

■ Absorbent (n.) 吸收剂；吸收物

■ Parasite (n.) 寄生虫

6. Let your eyes rest from contacts wearing. It can be really hard when you got used to a good sight every step, but your eyes deserve some free breathing. Choose breathable lenses and put them off for a couple of hours each day to give oxygen to your tired eyeballs.

给眼睛适度休息，对于习惯无时无刻戴著隐形眼镜的人，这可能很困难，不过眼睛真的是需要适当休息的。选择透氧性较佳的隐形眼镜，并且每天给自己几个小时的时间换上普通眼镜，让疲劳的眼球能够呼吸。

■ A couple of 两个，几个，一对
　The festival lasts a couple of days.
　节庆活动延续两天。

7. Meet your ophthalmologist every year to check your prescription. With no up-to-date recommendations you won’t be able to buy lenses. And if your eyes got weaker, you mustn’t stick to old lenses – it may cause headaches and sight problems.

每年定期看一次眼科，检测自己的视力状态。没有最新的处方单，最好不要随意购买隐形眼镜。如果感觉度数不够了，千万不要继续戴著原来的眼镜，否则度数不足可能会造成头痛和其他视力问题。

■ Ophthalmologist (n.) 眼科医师
■ Prescription (n.) 处方
　The prescription of drugs is a doctor's responsibility.
　开处方是医生的职责。
■ Up to date (adj.) 最新的；流行的
　Up to date we have no news of his arrival.
　到现在为止，我们还未得到有关他到达的消息。
■ Recommendation (n.) 劝告，建议
■ Stick to 坚持；衷于 = cling to, adhere to
　We have decided to stick to our previous plan.
　我们已经决定按先前计划执行。