Possible Eye infection?

[SteelerMan54]

I am new to this website and hope I am posting this in the right place. I wanted to get some medical advice before I see a doctor, as I am without health insurance right now. I woke up Saturday morning with irritated eyes! They were very watery, stinging, and eyes were fairly pink (eye lids and tear duct area very pink). I put some contact lens solution in my eyes, as I was out of eye drops. By yesterday they seemed to get better, other than in the evening I noticed two lumps of green discharge forming in the inside corners of both eyes. My eyes seem a little better this morning but they go between itching/burning sensations. What could this be from? Should I be going to the doctor or should I let it heal on its own?

[SteelerMan54]

Also, I went to my general care doctor today, as I need a referral for the opthalmologist and she gave me eye drops, Moxeza. She didn't tell me what exactly what it was, just that it was an infection. Should I still see an opthalmologist, or was the general doctor good enough?

[SteelerMan54]

Thank you, do you think the eye symptoms could be connected to my nose symptoms? I woke up the same morning with the inside of nasal passages to be extremely sore, blotchy red, yellow crusty, and tender to the touch. Could that be bacterial too?

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

You need to see an ophthalmologist.  Green discharge is a sign of a bacterial infection.

Dr. O.