Friday, April 27, 2012

Okay well my eye hurts really bad and I slept with my contacts in last night?

So I was wondering if I might have an infection? It hurts really bad on my right eye whenever I blink. I think I might have scratched my cornea because when I took the contacts out, there was a piece of hair on the contact.? So what should I do?



Okay well my eye hurts really bad and I slept with my contacts in last night?

If I were you I wouldn't wear contacts for a few days to let your eye heal. I doubt you have an infection, but only a doctor could tell you for sure. If you're nervous about it, make an appointment with your doctor or go to an urgent care clinic. If it was me, I would just let my eyes "chill out" for a few days (wear glasses and DON'T RUB THEM), maybe irrigate my eyes with some sterile saline and keep an "eye" on them (haha) to see if it gets worse or better.



It could be that you had an eyelash or hair under the contact and it just irritated your cornea. Don't wear your contacts to sleep in unless your optometrist says you can (depends on the type of lens you wear)



Okay well my eye hurts really bad and I slept with my contacts in last night?

don't wear contacts for a few days, and every few hours rinse your eye out really well with saline solution.



Don't rub your eyes.



If it doesn't get any better within a week, or gets worse before that, call your eye doctor and make an appointment.



And try not to fall asleep with your contacts in!



Okay well my eye hurts really bad and I slept with my contacts in last night?

You shouldn't wear your contacts (or at least your right contact) until your eye feels better. The cornea heals itself really quickly. If you do have a corneal abrasion, the best thing to do is to put a little patch over it, because it will keep you from blinking with the eye. Every time that you blink if there is a scratch will irritate it. It will be better in no time!



Good Luck

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