Pink Eye Problem

[mkarac]

Hello Doctor,

It is been 1 month, I have a pink eyes problem. First it started in my right eye, and later moved to the other one. But it is still stronger on the right one (right one is red and left one is pink).

The only symptom is redness. There is no tearing, no discharge, no watery eyes, no discomfort, no itchiness.

I am 31 years old and I never had viral or bacterial eye problems in my life but very rare allergic problems that I always have treated with warm tea (regular black tea) eye baths, which always have been very effective in my cases.

That time, first I tried warm tea eye baths (that is a natural kind of treatment of allergic conjunctivitis), it did not work. After that, I tried Similasan Pink Eye Relief (for the viral and environmental conjunctivitis treatment), it did not work. After that, I tried also Patanol (for the allergic conjunctivitis treatment), it did not work.

It is been 3 months I started working in a restaurant and there was first A/C working until 1 month-15 days ago (summer time), and since there is heating working due to weather changes (winter time). I dont know if the dry air caused by the A/C or the heating system is the raison of problem?

I dont understand what kind of problem I have due to very few symptoms I have and how to fix this problem.

Thanks for your help and advices

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

afuzzesocks   anyone that wears contacts should be under the care of an optometrist or ophthalmologist.  You should be working this out with that person.

The eye protects itself and responds to irritation with watering and mucous production. Mattering only with contacts is not an infectious process.

You need your upper lids flipped you may have GPC giant papillary conjunctivitis.

JCH MD

[afuzzesocks]

Will a discharge occur with the wearing of contacts if you have dry syndrome??  I did not notice that I had dry eye until I put my contacts in and the eye would build up a discharge/white or green.  Matte shut
Having trouble getting someone to prescribe a antibiotic for this process of elimination.  Tire of spending money and not getting any relief or someone to listen to me/my body.

[John C Hagan]

You don't have infectious conjunctivitis which is the most common thing that causes "pink" eye. If you wear contacts that is the most common cause. Otherwise you'll need to see an Eye MD ophthalmologis-physician for diagnosis and treatment.

JCH III MD