stackyFACTSSpringtime turns your expensive optical aids into microscopic torture devices. The porous hydrogel material of contact lenses acts as a magnet for floating pollen, dust, and dander. Instead of your tears washing the irritants away, the lens pins the allergens directly against your cornea, ensuring maximum redness and agony.
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