Why do I get migraines from wearing my contacts?

Question

When i first got them everything was fine, but maybe 5 months later i started getting migraines. First, things would look brighter and lights would pop up. then pain in my eyes and head came, soon comes nausea, and boom out comes breakfast. i have seen an eye doctor, he says nothing is wrong with me. i need to wear my contacts for school, and yes sometimes the same thing happens with glasses but mainly contact lenses.

i dont think it has to do with food... maybe the perscription is too strong

Answer 1

A range of possibilities.

If the lenses are not perfectly comfortable, your eye lids and facial muscles may be a little tense, which could produce migraines as fatigue builds up.

If the prescription is slightly off, or the soft lenses do not correct a small amount of astigmatism that your spectacles do, again stress/fatigue can build.

It may not be the contacts.
Did anything major change after 4-5 months of contact lens wear? New school, boyfriend...
( I don't want the details, but consider other possible trigger factors that fit the time-frame)

If the migraines are definitely less frequent with spectacles there is almost certainly an optical connection.
My first suspicions for investigation would be astigmatism and binocular coordination.

Optometrist, retired

Answer 2

Did you happen to change the brand of cleaning solution or saline that you use on your lenses? If you did, there may be a possible allergy to the solutions you are using.

Answer 3

I WOULD SAY THE PRESCRIPTION IS WRONG. HAVE THEM TEST THE LENSES AND SEE, IF THE MATCH WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BE. I HAD A PAIR LIKE THAT WHERE THEY PUT IN THE WRONG STRENGTH AND IT REALLY MADE ME HAVE SOME BAD HEADACHES. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE NOT RIGHT FOR YOUR EYES

Answer 4

it is becausew of not only eye sight problems but also deficiency in the food u eat......

Answer 5

you most likely need a different prescription!