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Hi, I've been a contact lens wearer for many years and have good hygene with them, taking them out and washing/soaking every night. I've never had a problem, until now. Around the beginning of June, I had some irritation that just wouldn't get better in one of my eyes. It felt like there was something in my eye and I had to rinse out my contact, but that just didnt work. The irritation starts off as the feeling that something is in my eye, then the top eyelid gets itchy, and then I notice some significant drooping/swelling of the top eyelid in that one eye. If I take out the lenses, I still have the irritation for about a half hour before it gets better. With glasses, I am completely fine, except it does sort of feel like something is in that eye, but only very faintly.
I wound up switching to glasses for a day or two and then tried contacts again, but that one eye still had an issue. I saw an eye doctor for an unrelated matter and he thought it was just allergies (Zadator drops did not seem to help). So I kept glasses and kept trying out the contacts but nothing was making it better. About 4-5 weeks later, I went to my normal eye doctor who was also not sure what it was. He checked for anything under my eyelid several times and didn't see anything there. He had me use my glasses only, switch to a new pair of contact lenses again, and use some wetting drops for a week. After that week, I tried contact lenses again and it all seemed to be better. Unfortunately, that only lasted a week. Here I am now again unable to wear contact lenses without serious irritation in just one eye. Does anyone have any idea what this could be or what to do about it?
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mrsmop drdavidge
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Do you clean and wear the same pair for a period of time? If so, you may find the wear once lenses suit you better.
Marina_Dee drdavidge
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djdandeleon Marina_Dee
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Marina_Dee drdavidge
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Good luck with the appt.
mcombes drdavidge
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Did your appointment produce interesting findings?
drdavidge mcombes
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wendy8121 drdavidge
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did you manage to get rid of the irritation and go back to wearing lenses again ?
Wendy
WoodFired drdavidge
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You have described my same problem.
I wear Synergy contacts. I'm 50 and have worn contacts without issues since a teenager.
Yes I've worn my glasses and have also seen my eye doc who sees nothing.
I just called and asked for another appointment.
Please keep us up to date!
Thanks!
drdavidge WoodFired
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See my last post a few posts up. I've been good ever since I switched to daily contacts from my monthly ones. Fingers crossed!
gfrescoln drdavidge
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I had almost identical symptoms, and my opthamologist called it GPC - its a form of conjunctivitis caused by a sensitivity to long-wear contacts. Essentially you get sort of blisters on the inside of your upper eyelid, which is the source of all the discomfort. I had monthly disposables, and was always trying to save a little money by trying to wear them for 2 months if I could manage, and apparently that aggravated the situation, so even though I wore contacts for over 10 years with no issues, I have to wear dailies now. My opthamologist recommends wearing glasses as often as possible, because apparently once you have this sensitivity that causes the GPC, it's possible it can flare up even with the daily contacts, and then it can progress to wear you aren't able to wear contacts at all.
Also, if you really want to gross yourself out, do a Google image search for GPC. It's kind of gruesome.
Just sharing my experience in case its helpful
djdandeleon gfrescoln
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