Former Beverly Hills 90210 actress Tori Spelling revealed why she was spotted wearing an eye patch during a recent episode on her 9021OMG podcast with her 90210 co-host Jennie Garth.
The reality star was recently seen sporting a hot pink eye patch at Hotel Ziggy in West Hollywood, California during an event with hairstylist Laura Rugetti.
On Tuesday, after much buzz surrounding the bedazzled eye accessory left many fans concerned if she was okay, an embarrassed Spelling admitted she was dealing with an eye ulcer that could have been preventable.
She said the ulcer was the result of wearing her contacts for too long, adding:
"It’s so silly, it’s my fault, I did this to myself."
The 49-year-old explained:
"So I have contacts, but I wear daily ones, and at the end of the day, kids…whatever…I can make all the excuses I want, I don’t take them out, I sleep in them and it’s not healthy."
Spelling admitted to sometimes wearing the contacts for weeks in a row–which most opticians advise against since not removing contacts at least once a week deprives the cornea of receiving oxygen from the air, leading to complications.
Her constantly wearing contacts–sometimes for "maybe 20 days" straight–resulted in her eye ulcer.
\u201cTori Spelling says she gave herself an eye ulcer from sleeping with disposable contacts for \u2018maybe 20 days.\u2019\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1680714367
In response to gasps in the room, Spelling said:
"I know you, guys, it’s shaming. I tell my eye doctor, I’m completely transparent."
You can listen to a portion of the podcast here.
Tori Spelling Has An EYE ULCER After Leaving In Contactsyoutu.be
Spelling was told she had an eye ulcer on her left eye and was told she was "lucky to get away with it" considering her contact-wearing habits.
She was also told that younger people can get away with neglecting caring for their eyes but not so much when they get older.
It was a hard lesson learned.
Her affliction left fans who have the same habit of sleeping with their eye contacts on suddenly concerned while others shared the consequences of their neglectful habit.
\u201c@PopCrave I only fell asleep maybe a couple times but omg just this alone scares me. I WEAR contacts and that\u2019s what I\u2019m afraid of\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1680714367
\u201c@PopCrave I\u2019ve done this only when I was too wasted to remember to take them off. Then you wake up with cotton ass dry eyes lol 20 days is insane no way \ud83d\ude06\ud83d\ude33\ud83e\udd23\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1680714367
\u201c@PopCrave I understand because me personally I hate not being able to see right away when I open my eyes\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1680714367
\u201c@PopCrave I understand because me personally I hate not being able to see right away when I open my eyes\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1680714367
\u201c@PopCrave Sometimes I forget to take them off when I go out with my friends and it burns after 1 day \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8 imagine 20 days \ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1680714367
\u201c@PopCrave I slept once with mine in and I got conjunctivitis and was on steroid drops for months\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1680714367
\u201c@PopCrave A friend slept with it on and scratched his cornea and got an eye infection\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1680714367
\u201c@PopCrave Longest I\u2019ll go it 3 days \ud83d\ude02 at some point your eyes start screaming \u201cI need oxygen\u201d \ud83d\ude02\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1680714367
\u201c@PopCrave My eyes are teary up just reading this! \ud83e\udd7a People, please take your contacts off before going to bed!!\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1680714367
While forgetting to take contacts off at night is a common oversight, your eyes are unlikely to suffer from severe complications.
But if it's a frequent occurrence, it can lead to dry eyes, corneal abrasion, and Keratitis–a condition caused by the inflammation of the cornea.
"I got lucky this time. I’m not going to take it for granted, it’s huge," said Tori, who with her actor husband Dean McDermott share five children together–three sons, Liam Aaron (born March 13, 2007), Finn Davey (born August 30, 2012) and Beau Dean (born March 2, 2017); and two daughters, Stella Doreen (born June 9, 2008) and Hattie Margaret (born October 10, 2011).
"Forget work, but to mom with one eye. Not OK because moms have to literally hear and see everything happening at one time and I cannot."
\u201c@PopCrave I mean you should never do that but i guess thank you for experimenting and giving us the proof\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1680714367
When her eye heals, Spelling has her sight set on one objective–to switch to using 30-day contacts.
Now that sounds like a good plan.
We hope you recover quickly, Tori!
