{"id":7728,"date":"2020-09-03T09:24:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T09:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=7728"},"modified":"2021-07-27T13:03:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T13:03:01","slug":"the-dos-and-donts-of-wearing-contact-lenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/optical\/guide-to-contact-lenses\/common-contact-lens-problems\/the-dos-and-donts-of-wearing-contact-lenses\/","title":{"rendered":"The Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts of Wearing Contact Lenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/optical\/guide-to-contact-lenses\/\">contact lenses<\/a> has many advantages when compared to eyeglasses. 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