It was stated in the article. Contact lenses can cause minor corneal abrasions w...

		skylark on April 12, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blinded after applying contact lenses with wet han... It was stated in the article. Contact lenses can cause minor corneal abrasions which allow the bacterial infection to happen. Presumably this means you should be extremely careful while showering if you scratch your cornea.