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HIV Transmission by Contact lenses ?
hello Friends
im very worried im 25 years old guy brazilian guy ,yesterday i was at the mall here in Brazil than i decided to buy blue contact leans (not for vision correction just to change my eye color ) i went inside the shop where they sell glasses and contacts stuff like that and said that i wanted a blue contact leans , i choosed the model , the lady than took me the case and took me to a small room to teach me to put them on , so she teaches me to put the contact leans on and then she says well im gonna get your contacts leans now ,those were only for test . at that moment that didnt make much sense to me first because i have choosed the color and i would pay for that anyway , i think i saw her opening a litle box so i thought she was putting new contact leans on me .when i was coming back to my house i start to get worried thinking "what about if that test contact leans are shared with other people interested to buy contacts leans " anyway that could be new but could have being tried by other people i know that she put the contact in a solution to sterelize them but im very worried mainly with HIV . i ask people and they say in Brazil they do this but they put the leans in a solution to sterelize it .
I came back to the shop today where i got the contacts the lady said she put the trial leans in a solution to sterelize it diferent than the solution used to clean it .
Friends whats do you guys think
1- any possibility of HIV transmission by (trial)used contact leans if it was previously used by an HIV positive person ?
2- should i test or get pep for that incident .
3- am i worring with no reason ? ( im person that is very worried about HIV )
thank you very much for the help .
im very worried im 25 years old guy brazilian guy ,yesterday i was at the mall here in Brazil than i decided to buy blue contact leans (not for vision correction just to change my eye color ) i went inside the shop where they sell glasses and contacts stuff like that and said that i wanted a blue contact leans , i choosed the model , the lady than took me the case and took me to a small room to teach me to put them on , so she teaches me to put the contact leans on and then she says well im gonna get your contacts leans now ,those were only for test . at that moment that didnt make much sense to me first because i have choosed the color and i would pay for that anyway , i think i saw her opening a litle box so i thought she was putting new contact leans on me .when i was coming back to my house i start to get worried thinking "what about if that test contact leans are shared with other people interested to buy contacts leans " anyway that could be new but could have being tried by other people i know that she put the contact in a solution to sterelize them but im very worried mainly with HIV . i ask people and they say in Brazil they do this but they put the leans in a solution to sterelize it .
I came back to the shop today where i got the contacts the lady said she put the trial leans in a solution to sterelize it diferent than the solution used to clean it .
Friends whats do you guys think
1- any possibility of HIV transmission by (trial)used contact leans if it was previously used by an HIV positive person ?
2- should i test or get pep for that incident .
3- am i worring with no reason ? ( im person that is very worried about HIV )
thank you very much for the help .
i know i have been answered but could someone else comment on my situation maybe NURSEGIRL? i have alot of anxiety sorry
yes i just talked with the infecticious diseases specialist doctor and she told me its not possible to get HIV that way , not even hepatites even any bacterial or fungal infection would be killed by the antiseptic liquid used to clean the contact leans . thanks for the help vance .im pretty sure i have OCD because im too afraid of HIV i will try to consult with an MD to help me with that issue
ok but if there is no hiv on tears why time and air would make any difference ?, that could apply for other diseases right ?
vance i dont wanna bother but would you tell me couple of those reasons ? just for my peace of mind
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