So several months ago I left my 2 week contacts in longer than 2 weeks. I had a reaction - conjunctivitis? But my one eye got pink and some stickyness when waking up. Got over it pretty quickly and wore glasses for a while. Tried to wear contacts again, but it seems like I can only wear them for a couple days and then I can "feel" them on my eyes and they seem to "fog" up. I've been wearing glasses pretty steadily since then, with the occasional try with the contacts, but same thing.
Anyone ever have this happen? Did I just make my eyes "allergic" to contacts? Do I need to see a doc about it? Sigh!
Yep - was leaving them in when sleeping. changed them weekly. But I think this time I was sleep deprived and not paying attention. I'll check w/my doc when I have my exam. And I'll take them out at night :) Thanks for the insight!
I hate to tell you but the same thing has happened to me and I am no longer able to wear them other than for special occasions they are so uncomfortable. And eyedocs have yet to come up with a good reason why. And I had worn mine for at least 20 years daily before this happened.
If I were you I would NOT wear them overnight-even though it says you can. Never a good idea.
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are you sure its your contacts fogging up. you could be getting a thin mucus over your eye when you wear them from the infection. you need to makes sure you threw out the contacts you are wearing during the infection. if you are cleaning your lenses properly you can keep them in longer then two weeks. I keep my two week lenses in for two mnths. I kept my one months in for 3 yrs. my eye doctor said if my eyes were having problems with this in would show with scratches on my corneas not infections. you need to keep your contacts out for two to three weeks to make sure the infection is gone
Are you not removing your contacts every night and putting it in new clean solution? 2 week contacts should still be removed and cleaned every night.... I know some brands say you can sleep in them for a while, but I would still remove them.
I've been wearing contacts for about 18 years. Every now and then if I have to wear an old pair longer than recommended, it makes my eyes sensitive too. That's when I throw them out and get new ones. If you ares are still hurting, I would check with your Dr.
It's entirely possible you have a secondary infection. My brother had a problem similar to yours without the pink eye. He didn't have vision insurance for a while and could not stand to wear his contacts because they did exactly what you are talking about. He wore his glasses until he got new insurance and finally went to the eye doctor. They told him he had an infection gave him drops for 10 days and he's been good ever since able to wear his contacts ever since. So I'd say get to an eye docc asap because the eyes are nothing to mess with.
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I wear contacts but I take them out every night when I go to bed and then put them back in when I wake up in the morning. I'm not sure by your post if you are actually leaving them in for 2 weeks straight w/out giving your eyes a rest? If so, I wouldn't do that. My contacts are meant to last 2 weeks also (but that is taking them out every night)
I had the same problem. Now I have to take them out every night.
Speak with your eye doctor. First if the contact is foggy it is not being cleaned well. Secondly there are many different solutions and contact brands so you can work with your eye doctor to best figure out if you can wear contacts again.
I was having issues but after trying a few different brands I went back to the one I usually wear but changed the solution that I clean/keep the contacts in. That solved my issues, but I worked through it with my doctor not on my own. I also use to wear my 2 week contacts without taking them out, very bad idea, actaully made my eye sight worse in the end. Shame on me for not listening to the eye doctor.
See an eye doctor once a year, if you have other issues like this they will usually have you come in for a quick check over to see what is going on.
You could have Giant Capillary Conjunctivitis. I wore contacts w/o any probs for years, and then I noticed they got more and more uncomfortable over time. It grew so bad that I went to two diff eye drs who scratched their heads and gave me samples of every possible contact lenses out there--each time I put them in and within hours they'd be fogged up, just as you described. In desperation (I was wearing glasses full time at this point, and NOT liking it), I went for a free LASIK consultation. I explained my history and the opthamologist said, "I'm gonna diagnose you right this instant." He flipped my upper eyelids around a small stick and said, "Yep, you have GPC!" In my case I had given myself an allergy to the thimerisol over time--an "exposure" allergy, they call it. So yes, you can totally be allergic to contacts--not the lens itself, but all the liquid it is bathed in. The only solution for a bad case of GPS is to never wear contacts again. I got laser eye surgery (had PRK, the old style surgery rather than LASIK, but that's another story) and I have been RIDICULOUSLY HAPPY about i! No more glasses getting rained on (hello, I live in Oregon), no more calling hey kitty kitty to a possum, which I did once, no more bar across the side of my head while trying to lay down and watch TV. Totally. worth. every. penny. Good luck to you. Hope this post helps.
My kids both wear contacts and I remember hearing the Dr tell them to be sure to use the right cleaning solution for the brand and type of contacts they had. There can be a difference in what solution to use, so check that out. Also, be sure to sanitize the storage case when cleaning and don't stick them in your mouth like I see so many people do! That's just gross to know the germs in your mouth are going into your eye. Remember when you first started wearing contacts? Did your eye Dr tell you to start out slowly, wearing them for an hour the first day, and 2 the next and build up to full time? Maybe doing that again will help.
Eyes can take a long time to heal. Your corneas probably got scratched and dry. Leave your contacts out for a couple more weeks. Use natural teams (not the stuff for red eyes). Of course, you should probably call your opthamologist, but if your vision is pretty normal in glasses then I might just try to leave your eyes alone for awhile and let them heal.
I'm not sure from your post, but in your reply you said you sleep in them? When do you clean them?
My optho suggested the Clear Care cleaning solution since it uses Hydrogen Peroxide to clean them. You HAVE to take them out overnight and let them sit in this solution for it to neutralize.
Not only might you have scratched your eyes - you are leaving plastic between your eye and lid during REM sleep, but you may not be sanitizing them properly.
Contacts do get scratches on them which harbor bacteria. So if you did get some sort of infection I wouldn't use contacts until your eyes are clear, not sticky and not bothering you at all. Then you may even want to buy some rewetting drops - it's possible your eyes are dry and the lens isn't sitting on your eye properly.
Best wishes - I hope these ideas help!
That happened to me and the Dr gave me a prescription for eye drops. I had to continue wearing glasses for another week because it took that long on the prescription before my contacts quit bothering my eyes. I would wear your glasses until you see a Dr.
Are you still getting sticky and/or crusty stuff? If so then I would see a doctor. This happens to me sometimes and it usually goes away after a while. I think if you keep going between contacts and glasses you'll be okay. Although, I used to be really bad about changing out my contacts every month and I got a bad eye infection. It was gross and I had a stern talking-to by my eye doctor! Since then I have been tons better. It wouldn't hurt to go to the doctor at this point, but personally I'd give it another week, unless you have discharge.
