Osterberg, Arthur Gene OD

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Steve Rana cringes when he hears contact lens wearers say they don't change their contacts until they hurt. The consequences of wearing contacts too long can be serious, says Rana, a licensed dispensing optician and owner of Lewiston Optical. Blood vessels can grow into the cornea as a response to the lack of oxygen. A person's vision can start to cloud so incrementally it's not obvious. Newer soft, disposable lenses are so comfortable that they give people a false sense of security. The only indication many patients have that anything is wrong is that their eyes feel itchy or watery. The threshold of discomfort can be off the char