If you are a contact lens wearer and suffer from seasonal allergies, you have probably been tempted to try some allergy eye drops to alleviate some of the irritation to your eyes.
A couple of days ago I was looking for some drops that would be ok for contact lenses. I have used some regular eye drops in the past but was still reading the warnings.
Most, but not all, of the allergy eye drops tell you to remove contact lenses before use. Fortunately, I found a brand that did not have this warning on it.
Soon after I got home I tried it. It stung just a bit, but it didn't take too long to realize my lenses were really dry. It was at this time I decided to remove them. Right eye...no problem. Left eye...lens didn't want to come out. I put a couple drops of regular solution and took it out.
Well, most of it came out. About 1/3 of it was still stuck to my eyeball! After about 40 minutes of rinsing, touching, blinking and finally scraping with my fingernail. I got what was left of it out.
That's the last time I will do that. The redness is gone, but I'm not happy about the whole ordeal. I thought I'd have to go to the emergency room.
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I have this 'fear' of anything going wrong with my eyes....caused no doubt by rubbing my eyes after touching chili pepper seeds one day in school. I lost vision for some time.
This post creeped me out! Glad all is okay...
I decided to put my contacts in after cutting up some chili peppers. It was a couple hours later and didn't even think about it. My eye clamped shut and I had a rough time getting the contact out. Man that hurt. It was ok the next day, but I wasn't good at much other than lying on the couch all afternoon.
You poor guy!
I have fairly sensitive eyes and actually can not cut up onions or peppers without putting my lenses in first- for me- the lenses help block some of the fumes (or whatever you want to call it :).
On the rare occasion that I try to chop veggies before I put my lenses in, I have to wait all day and wash my hands several times before I can handle my contacts- apparently that onion juice is potent stuff!
Hope you have a great weekend- and thank you for being such a sweetheart at MV. I promise to keep in touch :)
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