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whats wrong with my eye???

so one day in may i woke up and my eyes were suuper puffy and red. i did think that much of it and just...

Posted by adinajenee

so one day in may i woke up and my eyes were suuper puffy and red. i did think that much of it and just figured it was allergies. so i tok some allergy pills and put some compressed on my eyes and it eventually got better. then it happened a few more times the next week and the pills werent doing anything and my eyes were suuper red and sore, like to the point that i couldnt wear my contacts. so i went to the drs. they said it was just allergies and theres nothing i could do. continues for a week getting worse, i go back, they say the same thing. i go back a third time and they look in my eyes and say i need to go to the eye dr because they can see an outline of where my contacts were even though they arent in. so i go to the eye dr, and he says its allergies and give me some steroid drop things for my eyes and prescribes me some new contacts (because i have astigmatism and it had gotten worse than the last time i got contacts). the drops help and everything seems fine, so i try the new contacts and literally cant have them in for more than 10 minutes with my eyes burning. so i take them out and make another appointment. the eye doctor gives me allergy drops and says to use those and try my contacts again. so i do, same thing. except now the puffiness is gone and its just my right eye bothering me. its like EXTREMELY red and painful. i call, he orders me ANOTHER pair of contacts. i try those, cant keep them in. anytime i put them in my right eye gets read and hurts soooo bad and this lasts for like 3 days after i use the contacts.
it hurts CRAZY bad, like i feel like i shouldnt have my eye open, and its EXTREMELY bright red. and really sensitive to everything, especially light and any kind of air (like the wind blowing or someone walking by fast). it gets really throbby and watery. and in the morning it has like dischargeyish stuff, like youd get with pink eye, but its deff not pink eye. and its only my right eye and only after i use contacts.

i should add that i'm 22, i've worn contacts for over 10 years and have never had any issues before. this only happens in my right eye and only after i wear contacts. and i never sleep in my contacts.View Thread

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Idiopathic choroidal neovascular membrane

I am a 17 year old male with no health problems. Almost a year ago I first noticed a blind spot and distorted...

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constant forced blinking

hi. my son is 13 years old and in the last two weeks we have noticed him blinking constantly,and not just a...

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Contacts lenses and irritation after years of comf...

I'm 28. I've been wearing contacts since I was around 16. I've never had any problems until about a year...

Posted by jennylynn84

I'm 28. I've been wearing contacts since I was around 16. I've never had any problems until about a year and a half ago.

I started experiencing irritation in my eye when I had my contact lens in and just in my left eye. It felt almost like my eyelid was getting caught on the lens or vice versa. Just awkward like it wasn't sitting right on my eye. And it would make my eye water and it difficult to see clearly. After a couple hours of this (because sometimes I was trapped at work and couldn't take them out), my eye would start to actually ache a little from the irritation and would continue to do so for hours after taking the contact out. (It would also feel very... cold, I guess is the word, upon removing the contact.)

So I'd have to wait a good three days before trying to wear them again. I'd often toss the offending lens and get a new one at that point. I'd put in the new lens, it would feel better and I'd think it was okay and head out for the day. A couple hours later it would start with the irritation and repeat the last attempt.

So after going through a TON of lenses like that I gave up. When I went back to the eye doctor for an exam I got a new prescription and new glasses. The eye doctor said I didn't actually have an astigmatism and put me on regular lenses. I thought that would help, that surely the problem was with the toric lenses and my prescription had changed.

No such luck.

I've been through a dozen different brands, including dailies and used special drops from the doctor (who has thoroughly examined my eye, since I shared this problem with him) and NOTHING has helped.

I need an answer here.

I am nearsighted, but only at about 3.00 for my prescription. I have never had any eye injuries. I have fibromyalgia.

I have seasonal allergies and have had them for as long as I've been wearing contacts. They never affect me like this, mostly my eyes just itch and I sneeze a lot.

Basically nothing about my health or routine has changed in that decade except for the fibromyalgia and substantial weight loss that I achieve the old fashioned way.

Please HELP!View Thread

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Weird eyesight problem

I have begun to have bouts of this strange eye problem, in which a strange flowering pattern of lines will...

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August is National Eye Exam Month

When was the last time you had your eyes checked? How often do you get an eye exam?

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Eye Problem or Panic Attack

When I try to drive within the first several miles I begin to have vision change other symptoms are hands...

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tears have an odd odor

Why might my tears smell like a sewer?

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permanent bloodshot eyes

my eyes are always red and i've been to the oftalmologist and he sents me eye drops and glasses but that...

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Colored Vision Glasses

Is it OK to have colored vision glasses like black or brown. I can not wear normal sunglasses as my eye sight...

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Episodic Blurry Vision

For the past few days I have had spells of disorientation/blurry vision lasting for about 5-10 seconds and...

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Is my pain related to an eye problem or something ...

In December of 2011. I was inadvertently hit on the forehead by a swing metal gate. For a brief period of...

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Extremely tired eyes/ Eyes don't close comfortably

Hi I've had this problem for a long time and was wondering if anyone could possibly help in understanding what...

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Bump on eyeball?

So, it started with generic bloodshot type eyes. Red veins in the eye kind of thing. I get them all the...

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