I wear my contacts and they cause my eyes to get really sore, why is this?

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

Lyssa - 19 Jan 2007 14:29 GMT

Whenever i wear my contacts my eyes will get red and sore. It sometimes feels
like i have a cut on my eyes after i take my contacts out. My eyes will
continue beeing sore for a few days especially when i blink. When my eyes
finally start to feel better ill put my contacts back in after a week to a
month, but it will just happen all over again. I have been to the eye doctor
and they say that they dont know what the problem is, they have gave me drops
and they have cleaned my eye lids, if anyone knows of what my problem could
be please let me know.

Reply to this Message

LarryDoc - 19 Jan 2007 16:13 GMT

> Whenever i wear my contacts my eyes will get red and sore. It sometimes feels
> like i have a cut on my eyes after i take my contacts out. My eyes will
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> and they have cleaned my eye lids, if anyone knows of what my problem could
> be please let me know.

Clearly, you need different contacts......
and a new doctor.

LB

Reply to this Message

Mike Tyner - 19 Jan 2007 18:58 GMT

Your doctor "cleaned your eye lids"?

It's hard to see why he would do that, unless he were treating blepharitis.
But in blepharitis, "cleaning" is usually something you do yourself, over
and over and not just once. But blepharitis usually causes red-rimmed eyes,
itchy and flaky around the lashes. You didn't describe any of that.

Other than blepharitis, contact lens intolerance also happens when

* Your lenses don't fit as they should, or as they used to.
* You are sensitive to your soaking solution.
* Your cornea is intolerant because of overwear, or from a recent bout of
pinkeye

-MT

> Whenever i wear my contacts my eyes will get red and sore. It sometimes
> feels
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> could
> be please let me know.

Reply to this Message

p.clarkii@gmail.com - 20 Jan 2007 00:08 GMT

> Whenever i wear my contacts my eyes will get red and sore. It sometimes feels
> like i have a cut on my eyes after i take my contacts out. My eyes will
> continue beeing sore for a few days especially when i blink. When my eyes
> finally start to feel better ill put my contacts back in after a week to a
> month, but it will just happen all over again.

either your contact lenses are old and dirty and irritate your eyes, or
you wear your contacts too long (sleeping in them) causing corneal
hypoxia, or
your contacts are damaged and have rough edges which irritate your
eyes, or
your contacts don't fit well at all.

do you wear soft or gas perm contacts?
how old are they?
how do you clean them?
do you sleep in them?
why not just go to the doc and get refitted in different contacts?

Reply to this Message