Eye has a brown ring! and it hurts!

[Panacea001]

my eye hurts! I took a nap in my contacts earlier and took them out after I woke up. My left eye has been irritating me ever since and now I can't sleep. It is very red and a brown ring is forming around the blue. I'm getting frightened. Can anyone help?

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

Sorry it took so long for me to get your message.  Call your eye doctor right away and get seen seen right away by him/her or if unavailable just go to the emergency room to be taken care of.  Good Luck - I won't speculate on what you have except to say that you really need to be seen right away.

Michael Kutryb, MD

[AnnaE]

I cannot see how a nap in contacts would permanently hurt your eye. However, just in case there is something else wrong, find an emergency room that has an eye doctor to call in (not all do), or call your eye doctor Now, and get reassurance and help for a young nursing student's eye.

I have worn contacts and taken naps for years, but you never know--be careful with your eyes! Talk to a doctor or see a doctor now!

[Panacea001]

ps....i'm a young freshman in college, nursing major, very healthy. I have always had very deep blue eyes. This brown ring only developed tonight. please help this young nursing student out. :)