The Mexican singer and actress Ivonne Montero had caused concern among her followers by publishing a photograph in which she appears with her left eye completely bandaged. “A fatal oversight”, the winner of the second season of ‘La Casa de los Famosos’ had said without giving more details about what happened.
In an interview with the program ‘De primera mano’ the The interpreter revealed what happened to her: Montero suffered a burn on her corneas because her contact lenses rested on drops that were not suitable for them and she used them that way.
“You know that I normally wear colored lenses, I use contact lenses to read and things like that. Then it turns out that I was at an event and I forgot to take the saline water liquid where one puts the water case and puts the glasses until you use them again. On that occasion I did not bring the saline water and it was very easy for me to put them in eye drops: I left the lenses in eye drops and I forgot”, explained Montero.
The Mexican woman explained that on Monday she was about to take some photos for a play and she put on her glasses, felt a burning sensation, removed them and rinsed them this time with the liquid she should have. She used them again for more than an hour and the burning was always present.
“I burned both corneas, my vision was blurred. In the end I couldn’t take it anymore, I took them off, and what’s the surprise? I no longer had vision… The producer, Sergio, did me the favor of taking me to the emergency room and they gave me a mega wash… Fortunately the damage did not go any further,” explained the actress and singer.
In the emergency room they explained to him that although the liquid is good for the eyes, it is not adequate for contact lenses to stay there. Her left eye was the most affected, which is why she was blindfolded.
In the interview, Montero appeared with dark glasses, since she still has to keep her eyes cared for and protected. “The recovery has been very good. I still see quite blurry on the left side, on the right I can see better. And just wait for the medication to do its job and recover the entire membrane and cornea,” said Montero.
