Hello,

I'm a 30+ year myopic male (-8.5 both eyes), wearing hard contact lenses for
the last 14 years. A few weeks ago, I started having a strange problem with
my vision. It occurred after a period of eye fatigue - a movie festival +
long working hours staring at a computer screen. The problem with my vision
is basically that sharp lights don't appear like points anymore but more
like stars. They also seem brighter than before. It is very annoying at
night with car headlights and small spotlights (for example Christmas tree
lights or remote control lights). I first went to see an eye specialist - he
thought it was edema, but didn't see anything wrong and suggested replacing
or cleaning my lenses. So I went to my contact lens specialist, who indeed
saw that the lenses were a bit dirty, and performed some thorough cleaning
(several hours) of both lenses. This happened a week ago. However, the
problem with my vision didn't disappear. I am really worried that my eyes
have been permanently damaged by the extensive wear of the contacts, maybe
as a result of oxygen shortage ? While searching a bit on the internet for
similar cases, it appeared to me that the vision problems I have are really
similar to the "starburst" and "glare" problems that can occur after LASIK
eye surgery !
If there's anyone here who might know which problem I have - please let me
know. I will definitely plan another visit to the eye doctor.

Thanks in advance,
M