Contact Lense Problems?

Question

I've been having this problem with my left contact. I use Acuvue (is that how you spell it?) lenses, and Opti-Free Replenish contact solution. My left eye has recently begun to have blurry vision, most likely in need of a stronger prescription again, but my left eye has become incredibly red. We're talking beet, ketchup red. All over. My left eye is no longer white. It's always a shade of pink. And the contact gives it a very glazed look on the pupil, making it look almost like I would imagine a glass eye would look. What would cause this problem? Is it the contact? The contact in question is a little over a month old, and I have always had dry eyes when wearing contacts, but they have never made them this red before. Is it the solution? Am I just in need of a stronger prescription? Why is my eye so blood red? I don't want to look like a crack addict....what can I do? My optometrist is booked and I won't be able to see him for a month.

I just checked again....there is a huge DARK RED spot under my eyelid, above my contact...

Answer 1

This is an EMERGENCY so call and ask for an EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT. You need to leave your contacts out until you can be seen by an eye doc to get this checked out and treated. Sounds like you have a nasty infection. If you eye doc is already closed for the day then go to urgent care.

Answer 2

You definitely should IMMEDIATELY consult with an opthamologist (not an optometrist, but an opthamologist, which is a medical doctor specializing in the eye). This is NOT something to ask a Yahoo! (non-expert), and it is NOT something to delay for a month.

And you should absolutely, positively, stop wearing the contact lenses until you've consulted with a doctor. Whether it's a defect in the lens, or an injury to the eye, or some other problem entirely, it's quite unlikely that your eye will benefit from continuing to wear the contact lenses! (Have someone take a bunch of close-up pictures of your eyes right now, if you can't get an immediate appointment, so you have something to show the doctor if your symptoms disappear after you stop wearing contact lenses.)

I was surprised, several years ago, to learn that there is basically no genuine information to use in evaluating whether a contact lens is flawed -- basically, I was told by several sources that all I could do is wait until I had a problem and then ask my eye doctor. We're talking about a foreign object I'm inserting into my eye, and they told me that I should just "trust" that everything was OK.

As a result, I don't wear contact lenses. I've used these eyes for 47 years and I hope to use them for another 47 or more years, and I'm not going to entrust them to a product that nobody is even willing to inspect!

Please note that I am not suggesting that you should never wear contact lenses again; just be reasonable and stop wearing them until you can consult with a skilled medical professional to identify what's going on.

I agree with others that if your optometrist won't schedule an emergency appointment with you, you owe no loyalty to him; but as I mentioned above, I would strongly urge you to take the extra precaution of making an emergency appointment with an opthamologist instead, as this seems clearly to have risen to the level of "a medical issue." (Make sure you understand how any applicable health insurance or vision-care plan applies in this situation! My HMO requires a referral from my primary care physician to allow insurance coverage to see an opthamologist, but if you have an HMO you can probably get a referral over the phone from your doctor or medical group; as noted, if the problem is truly urgent, you should go to "urgent care" or perhaps even the "emergency room.")

Answer 3

Go to the toilet and rainy your index finger with answer. Look up in the direction of the ceiling and take the moistened finger and contact it to the maximum aspect of your eye. Pull down lightly. Once you achieve the backside of your eye positioned your thumb and index finger in combination lightly. That must aid. It is intricate in the beginning to get the grasp of touching your eye with out it short of to slam close. By watching up you desensitize that aspect of your eye and the elimination is way less complicated. Good Luck! It simply takes slightly time and persistence however, you can be a professional very quickly, believe me! ** Do now not rub it! You can tear the touch lens and its tough to get the portions out as soon as that occurs. Not handiest that, you'll be able to unintentionally scratch the outside of your eye...and permit me let you know from revel in the affliction is insufferable and the scratch necessarily will get inflamed.**

Answer 4

let your doc know it's an emergency and make them get you in. also QUIT WEARING THE CONTACTS AND PUT ON YOUR GLASSES. Continuing to wear the contacts will only make what ever is happening with that eye worse.

Answer 5

Defiantly call someone and MAKE SURE THE LENS IS OUT!! leaving it in wont solve anything,especially if its the contact thats causing the problem.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Go to another optomitrist, tell him about the problem and see if he can solve it for you. You don't have to stick with one optomitrist out of loyalty.