Why are my eyes hurting after I take out my contacts?!


Question:

Why are my eyes hurting after I take out my contacts?

Lately one of my eyes have been stinging after I take out my contacts. It feels like something is in my eye and scratching it, but when I check, there is nothing in my eye. It mostly stings with my eye shut, so it feels like I have to hold my eye open to relieve the pain. What can be causing the pain?

Additional Details

4 weeks ago
It shouldn't really be an issue with leaving in the contact too long. They were worn maybe 14 hours and they are supposed to be the type you could sleep in if you wanted to..."breathable contacts." And it's only started just recently, I tried switching to new contacts, same effect. It's not every night...just on occasion.


Answers:

It's definitely NOT your solution. Solution sensitivity would be experienced when the lens has the highest concentration of solution in or on it. That would be at the beginning of the day and it would sting when you first insert the contact lenses.

You are experiencing some form of irritation of the cornea. When exposed to the air, you feel the discomfort. The cause can be varied. Since it is only happening in one eye, carefully inspect the lens for tiny rips. They look like tiny pieces of dust that just don't rinse off. The edges of the slits can lightly scratch the cornea through the day.

You may have an infection - viral or bacterial - that has not been given enough time away from the stress of contact lens wear to completely resolve.

Have your eye doctor examine you. There may be something on the underside of the eyelid that is scratching your cornea. Your eyelid will be flipped to see if you have any chunks of coal under there. When you're wearing the contact lens, it protects your cornea from the scratch.

Get Thee to an eye doctor.




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