Eye infection please help me?!
Question:
Eye infection please help me?
Ok so about 3 days ago my eyes started looking really red escecially my right eye. Now Both my eyes are very red, will not stop watering and there is gunge coming out of them. I wear contact lenses so i dont know if it is an eye infection because of them or if it is something different like conjunctivitus. I have called the optition and they just said to stop wearing my contact lenses but my eyes have not cleared up what shall i do? and is there anything i can do to clear it up faster?please help me thanks !!
Answers:
"you could have a corneal ulcer which can threaten your sight, discontinue contact lens use and see an ophthalmolgist asap! you need antibiotic drops, without these you could risk severe damage to the cornea resulting in vision loss or you may need a corneal transplant in worse case scenario, see an actual medical doctor not an optometrist.."
no. this is completely false. only go to an ophthalmologist if you need SURGICAL correction for something...this is not one of those cases. this poster sounds like they are in Europe, but here in the US optometrists in every state can and do rx medications for all kinds of eye conditions. this case does not warrant an ophthalmologist if it occurs in the US.
this is unlikely to be an "ulcer". ulcers are almost always unilateral...this patient has a bilateral (both eyes) condition.
this is much, much more likely to be a contact-lens-induced inflammatory response like GPC, or another form of conjunctivitis (viral, bacterial, allergic).
stop wearing the contacts. go to the eye doctor. if in the US, go to the optometrist. not necessary to see an ophthalmologist