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sleeping in contacts help
Answered by
John C Hagan III, MD, FACS - Ophthalmology
Discover Vision Centers
Kansas City - MO
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sleeping in contacts help
by kelss, Nov 01, 2009 10:45AM
the past two nights in a row i was lazy and did not take out my contacts. Then i woke up in the middle of the night and my left eye was burning and i think an eyelash had fallen into it. i took out my contact and my eye started burning even more. i took the right eye contact out too and it burned some. i tried sleeping it off... but now both eyes are red (left is more red than right) and they don't want to open all the way. I also cant look at anything bright for too long. i tried flushing them with water but it only relieves them for a minute. i dot know what to do/
Doctor's Answer
by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, Nov 01, 2009 11:57PM
, Nov 01, 2009 11:57PM
Leave your contacts out and tomorrow go in to see the MD or OD that fit your contacts. Don't do this again
JCH MD
JCH MD
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I would recommend that you seek the care of an eyeMD to determine whether you have contact lens overwear syndrome which causes swelling of the cornea or other condition.
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