I have a red eye and I don't know why...?

Question

My right eye was bright red on Thursday. I stopped wearing my contacts and it was fine; back to being white. I put my contacts back in Friday night, wore them all night, put them back in Sat., wore them all day, put them back in Sun., wore them all day. Came back to work today, wore the contacts and within 2 hours, my eye was all red again!! What could it be?

I also put in brand new contacts and the eye was fine for three days and it suddenly came back...

Answer 1

Sounds like Pink Eye.

Symptoms of PINK EYE / CONJUNCTIVITIS

- Redness in the whites of the eye or red, swollen and irritated eyelids.
- Sandy and scratchy feeling in the eyes with possible light sensitivity.
- Tearing and/or mucus discharge from the eye or eyes.

A physician should be notified:
- if there is pain in the eye, rather than irritation or if the patient feels there is a foreign object in the eye.
- if a greenish-yellow discharge is present and does not begin to improve within 24 hours.
- if an abnormal difference between the sizes of the pupils is present or if the skin around the eye or eyelid is red.
- if the problem continues for more than three days or seems to get progressively worse.

Treatment and prevention of PINK EYE / CONJUNCTIVITIS
- Treatment depends on what is causing the pink eye / conjunctivitis and must be determined by a doctor.
- Infectious conjunctivitis spreads very easily! To prevent spreading the infection to the good eye or to others, the infected eye should not be touched with the hands.
- It is important to wash hands thoroughly and frequently to prevent spreading.
- Make-up and handkerchiefs should not be shared with an infected person.
- Contact lenses and eye make-up should not be worn until the problem has been resolved.
- Used make-up must be thrown away if the patient has been diagnosed with infectious conjunctivitis.
- Clothes, towels, pillow cases and anything else which may have come in contact with an infected person should be washed.
- A warm compress may be helpful to relieve discomfort and removing "crust".
- Antibiotic or antiviral medication may be prescribed by the doctor for certain types of infectious conjunctivitis.
- If eye drops or an ointment is prescribed, the applicator tip and infected eye must never come in contact with one another. Antibiotics for the eye are available only by prescription.
- Allergens and other irritants such as smoke, which may cause allergic and mechanical conjunctivitis, should be avoided.
- If an irritant or foreign object is causing the pink eye / conjunctivitis, flushing of the eye with an eye-wash solution may be recommended. (Specific products may be recommended by a physician or pharmacist.)
- Certain over-the-counter eye drops or oral antihistamine medications may help reduce symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis or conjunctivitis caused by certain irritants. These are not effective for infectious conjunctivitis and should only be used to reduce symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis. (Specific products may be recommended by a physician or pharmacist.)

Answer 2

i think you should give the contacts a rest!!! use sum eye drops or suming because your eye could get infected by bacteria because each time you put on contacts you're basically rubbing bacteria all ova your eyes!

I heard from a friend that sumbody kind alike u who wears contacts alot and her right eye got infected so she had to remove the eye and replace it with a glass eye!!!!

Answer 3

pink eye or it could be an eye allergy or even somthing on you contact? GO see your doctor and have them see what is wrong!!!

Have a great day,
Adam D.