Ghost Vessels on the bottom half of both eyes

About two weeks ago I start having blood shot in my eyes. The next morning my eyes went to normal except the bottom half of both eyes started to form blood vessels in white areal. I stopped wearing contact lens since then. It's been two weeks and the vessels are still there.
Yesterday I put on my contact lens for 2 hours. After I took them off, the vessels became more visible. My optometrist said that it could be because of
1. I wore my contact lens for too long during the day ( but I have stopped wearing it for two weeks)
2. My contact lens do not fit me anymore. can people's base curve change? Is that dangerous?
3. I am losing ability of wearing contact lens

I did some googling and come across the term "neovascularisation" Is that what I am experiencing? Also could this vessels go away and how long would it take.

By the wat my eyes have been infected, on and off, for the last 3 months.

Any answer would be very appreciated. I rather dislike the feeling of not knowing what's happening to my eye.

[Houman Vosoghi, MD]

Contact lens intolerance could happen at any time for a number of reasons.  Stay out of them for now and consider seeing a cornea specialist to make sure.  New blood vessels usually mean your cornea is not getting enough blood flow which could be from any of the reasons the optometrist gave you.  Find a cornea specialist at www.aao.org or just stay out of your contacts for 4-6 weeks and then get fitted for a new pair.  If you ever have irritation in your eyes, do not wear contacts at all and call your eye doctor.

HV