Crying with contact lenses in can feel a little strange. One minute your contacts feel perfectly normal, and the next your eyes are watery, your vision seems slightly blurry, or your lenses feel like they\u2019re moving around more than usual. Whether the tears come from a sad movie, a good laugh, or an emotional moment, you may wonder what all that extra moisture is doing to your contacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tears can temporarily change how contact lenses sit, move, and feel on the surface of your eyes. The effects are usually short-lived, but your contacts may behave differently while you\u2019re actively crying and for a little while afterward. So, what exactly happens to your lenses when the tears start flowing, and is there anything you should do once your eyes dry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you cry, your eyes produce far more tears than they do during normal blinking, creating extra fluid around your contact lenses. As those tears move across the surface of the eye and eventually drain or spill over the eyelids, they can temporarily affect how a lens sits and moves. Your contacts may shift slightly, move more with each blink, or feel less stable than usual, which can make your vision briefly blurry or inconsistent. Once you stop crying and the excess tears clear, the lenses will usually settle back into place and your vision should return to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n