I just got them yesterday and I wore them 6 hours today. is it okay for my eyes to be a little dry? It's barely noticeable but I just want to make sure its okay
2006-08-20 15:33:26 · 10 answers · asked by Taylor Lee 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I'm near sighted if that makes a difference
2006-08-20 15:38:41 · update #1
I have to increase the time by 2 hours a day. After tomorrow I can wear them however long I want, but I think I'll just keep increasing it by 2 hours.
2006-08-20 15:41:00 · update #2
Im actually scared to wear them at night so dont worry about it.
2006-08-20 15:55:34 · update #3
If they are soft lenses, here is the deal. Soft C/L are very porous and would look like sponges under magnification, full of zillions of little holes. These holes allow oxygen to pass thru the lenses where it is needed at the cornea. This is very important. You can get into real trouble if those holes get stopped up and shut off the oxygen to the cornea. Now, the tears are not just water with a little salt in them. Tears contain a LOT of stuff, one of which is an albuminoid (a chemical that is like egg whites) and another is the all-important OIL. The tears have a real thin layer of oil on the very outer surface. This oil is secreted by the meibomian glands which are little tiny oil glands in the eyelid and the opening to them is at the base of each eyelash. The oil is secreted at that little opening and it gets onto the outer surface of the tears where it prevents the tears from evaporating. Tears would evaporate real quick if that oil was not there and it would leave you with extremely dry eyes and would lead to blindness eventually. Well, guess what else the oil does. It clogs up the little pores in the contact lenses. Yep. This will shut off the oxygen to the cornea. The oil also coats the outer surface of the C/L and this repels the watery part of the tears that would make the lens feel real slick. Without the watery part of the tears coating the lens, the blinking eyelid would tell you that your lens is dry. So, what you need to do is to perhaps remove your lenses during the day sometimes and wash them off, rinse them with saline and put them back on. If the problem persists, go by and let your doctor look at them WHEN they are feeling dry. He will look at you with a biomicroscope and he can tell if there is a problem. Also, you should know that I would not wear my C/L for overnight deals and sleep in them any more than I had to. I have never thought that it was a good idea simply because at night, the only place that your corneas get oxygen from is the oxygen that diffuses out of the capillaries on the back of your eyelids where it dissolves into the watery tears and eventually reaches the cornea. If you interpose another layer of material for the oxygen to go through, like a contact, it is just that much harder for the oxygen to reach the cornes and this leads to serious problems if abused.Good luck.
2006-08-20 15:51:29 · answer #1 · answered by Tony T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it rather is beneficial to grant your eyes a relax and initiate clean interior the morning. be sure you wash and rinse your hands rather sturdy earlier coping with your contacts. Rinse each and each lens in my opinion with wetting answer. place the lens on the top of your remarkable index finger. With the left hand, utilising your index finger and thumb, open your eye rather extensive. as we communicate insert the lens into your eye. in case you decrease to rubble, positioned the lens lower back into the field with a sprint answer and attempt lower back. if your eye stings it rather is often from cleansing soap or something with alcohol in it, like hairspray or fragrance/cologne that would desire to be on your hands. It takes some getting used to, yet you would be greater advantageous each and daily you place on them. sturdy luck and characteristic persistence, you're able to do it.
2016-09-29 12:08:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's perfectly normal in the beginning. Slowly increase the length of time you have your contacts on.
2006-08-20 15:39:30 · answer #3 · answered by shanobyl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's the main side effect. Try refresh tears or some kind of rewetting drops.
2006-08-20 15:38:17 · answer #4 · answered by Tommy Boy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put some drops in now. dry eyes are not good. listen to Momma and put some thing wet in those pretty eyes as soon as possible. and put drops in often throughout wearing. don't go 6 hours again without lubricating. please thank you :D
2006-08-20 15:42:06 · answer #5 · answered by MotherNature 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's ok you can get used to it or try O2optics or Acuvue 2...once in a while you can use i drops but they can be habit forming and that is not good
2006-08-20 15:39:29 · answer #6 · answered by aisha f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol.... i wore my contacts for 8 months straight.... its ok i think you'll live
2006-08-20 15:38:08 · answer #7 · answered by DeAd DiScO 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try not blinking
2006-08-20 15:37:32 · answer #8 · answered by brophy123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is. Keep eyedrops handy.
2006-08-20 16:00:04 · answer #9 · answered by Quasimodo's Belfry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. no its not.
2006-08-20 15:43:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋