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Eye Pain due to Hair Dye
I decided to post this very painful eye problem of mine in a desperate attempt to find some answers. I dyed my hair at home on 18 Jan 09...I will never forget this day! After keeping the dye for about an hour it was time to rinse it and I held the shower head (the one you can actually hold) in my hand and tilted my head back a little and turned the water on. It was that first pressure of water mixed with hair dye that went over my left eye and burnt my eye. It was the first rinse of water that came down and went into my left eye with basically the contcentrated hair dye. I felt the initial burn for a few seconds and the burning went away, similar to the shampoo burn. I rinsed my eye but apparently it was not long enough like 15-20 minutes. The fact that the hair dye stated "No Ammonia" on its box made me think that it would be less toxic, was I absolutely wrong!!! After I completely rinsed my hair I actually did not feel any pain in my left eye that night. Did not seek medical attention, didn't think it was needed since I did not feel pain after that accident.
BUT the next day I felt this excruciating pain in my left eye, throbbing, like a very painful electric current radiating in the eye ball. That is when I realized something terrible had happened. Called the eye doctor (an optometrist) and made the appointment to be seen. He told me that the eye was irritated and inflamed. Prescribed some anti-inflammatory eye drops (Flouro....) and refresh eye drops. The pain did not lessen at all, on the contrary I thought I was going to go blind in my left eye. The pain was internal, they did not see any scarring tissue or chemical burn on the cornea, retina looked normal after dialation of the eye but still no explanation as to what could have caused this constant pain. They even dialated my left eye for the purpose of paralysing the pain to last for 2-3 days but the pain was not even affected by this dialation! My eye went through some horrible stages which I thought would end in being blind in that eye. My vision changed, not seeing double or blurry but everything seemed dim, colors were not as bright or vivid, they looked as if they faded. It was a painful, slow transition of different phases and it has been a little over a year now. I know that my constant eye pain started immediately after this hair dye accident so there is no other possible reason or injury to the eye that could have caused this. I am not diabetic, have no thyroid problems or any other health problems. My egony stil continues...the colors never fully came back...it was post hair dye exposure that might have permanently damaged my left eye's color receptors in the eye, I feel as if when I inhale the pain increases in my left eye. Since no chemical burn or scarring or optic nerve problem was visible to any of the eye doctors I've been to, this makes me believe that it is very internal related to either eye vessels or eye nerves or nerve endings. Something is damaged in my eye but I don't know what, or what is causing this pain. The initial pain after a 6-7 month period concentrated in the lower party of my left eye ball. It is not the top but the bottom part of the eye ball where I feel the pain. This part must have been exposed to the hair dye that night. When I try to open my eye wide the pain intensity increases even more. I've been to a few optometrists, ophthalmologists and even a neuro-ophtalmologist. None of them could diagnose this eye pain problem that has ruined and continues to ruin my life! Something happened when that hair dye got in and diffused into my eye that night. Was it a severe allergic reaction that caused a permanent damage in the eye, I wish I had seeked medical attention right away but I waited so whatever damage it did I am now paying for it in a very painful way. I really hope that someone can HELP me! Please help me....
If it helps for information I used Revlon's permanent hair color with no ammonia.
BUT the next day I felt this excruciating pain in my left eye, throbbing, like a very painful electric current radiating in the eye ball. That is when I realized something terrible had happened. Called the eye doctor (an optometrist) and made the appointment to be seen. He told me that the eye was irritated and inflamed. Prescribed some anti-inflammatory eye drops (Flouro....) and refresh eye drops. The pain did not lessen at all, on the contrary I thought I was going to go blind in my left eye. The pain was internal, they did not see any scarring tissue or chemical burn on the cornea, retina looked normal after dialation of the eye but still no explanation as to what could have caused this constant pain. They even dialated my left eye for the purpose of paralysing the pain to last for 2-3 days but the pain was not even affected by this dialation! My eye went through some horrible stages which I thought would end in being blind in that eye. My vision changed, not seeing double or blurry but everything seemed dim, colors were not as bright or vivid, they looked as if they faded. It was a painful, slow transition of different phases and it has been a little over a year now. I know that my constant eye pain started immediately after this hair dye accident so there is no other possible reason or injury to the eye that could have caused this. I am not diabetic, have no thyroid problems or any other health problems. My egony stil continues...the colors never fully came back...it was post hair dye exposure that might have permanently damaged my left eye's color receptors in the eye, I feel as if when I inhale the pain increases in my left eye. Since no chemical burn or scarring or optic nerve problem was visible to any of the eye doctors I've been to, this makes me believe that it is very internal related to either eye vessels or eye nerves or nerve endings. Something is damaged in my eye but I don't know what, or what is causing this pain. The initial pain after a 6-7 month period concentrated in the lower party of my left eye ball. It is not the top but the bottom part of the eye ball where I feel the pain. This part must have been exposed to the hair dye that night. When I try to open my eye wide the pain intensity increases even more. I've been to a few optometrists, ophthalmologists and even a neuro-ophtalmologist. None of them could diagnose this eye pain problem that has ruined and continues to ruin my life! Something happened when that hair dye got in and diffused into my eye that night. Was it a severe allergic reaction that caused a permanent damage in the eye, I wish I had seeked medical attention right away but I waited so whatever damage it did I am now paying for it in a very painful way. I really hope that someone can HELP me! Please help me....
If it helps for information I used Revlon's permanent hair color with no ammonia.
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