Damage from Contact Lenses?

[aadler]

I have been wearing my contacts far longer than I should have and began to develop problems two days ago. My left eye began to hurt in the very inside corner -- the part closest to my nose. Later that day, it turned very red and had some discharge. A few hours later, my right eye began to hurt in the very same place, however it did not turn red. I took my contacts out right away. The next morning, my left eye was still red but otherwise okay and my right eyelid was very swollen. It was very tender in the corner closest to my nose. There was a little discharge throughout the morning but it went away. Today, that inside corner of my right eye still hurts. It is difficult to explain where it hurts, but it is just under the upper eyelid in the inside corner of my eye. If I lift up my eyelid, it's dark red -- whereas the underneath of my other eyelid is light pink. It is uncomfortable to blink or move my eye around because it feels like there is a piece of sand there, but there is nothing there.

Will this go away if I keep my contacts out? I am thinking that it's possibly an abrasion from some of the discharge that might have gotten hard inside my eye.

Thank you!!!!

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

Leave the contacts out and see an ophthalmologist as soon as possible.  That's what you need to do.

MJK MD