What is the best contacts solution for dry eyes?

I put my contacts in eye wash solution and they burned my eyes?

  • I know, I know it was really stupid. I was spending the night at a friends house and didn't have my contact solution or case (it was a last minute desicion to stay there). And they didn't have saline or anything that I could use, the closest they had was some eye wash stuff. I know that you should only use contact solution and that other stuff didn't disinfect them correctly but that was all I had, and I can't sleep in them. When I put them in in the morning they felt tingly but I just figured that that was just what the eye wash solution felt like. Within five minutes they were burning like I had poured bleach or something in my eyes, and my eyes were bright red watering. I took them out immediately but my eyes continued to burn for about 3 more hours which made it diffucult to see. Then when I did get my contact solution and case I put them in there and made sure to rinse them off well with the solution to make sure I got all the eye wash off them. After about 4 hours of letting them soak I tried putting them back in (which was incredibly stupid, but I had thought it was just the eye wash that I had had a reaction to or something.) They started burning the exact same way so I took them out and I'm definitely not putting those back in. My eyes are still stinging, completely red, and hot. I'm in school right now too, which is making this that much more fun. What do you think happened? It didn't affect my vision that I've noticed (except from my eyes watering being dry). I think the eye wash reacted to the plastic (they're soft lenses).

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    I think you're right. Soft lenses soak up solutions they are put in and once there you can't really get rid of the residues. There is a lot of development and testing goes into soaking solutions to make sure they don't damage the lenses and even swopping brands its probably best to check with an optiican. I always have a little bag of contact stuff which includes the case with solution in it and just throw it in when I'm going out. It used to be more necessary with hard lenses as if you got something behind them it was agony but it is a good idea with soft as well. You could keep a seperate case in with your school things and maybe a travel bottle of solution?

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I'm not sure exactly what happened. But, you need to be more careful. It was a really bad decision to put your contacts in something thats not meant to come in contact with eye contacts. I've made mistakes myself with my contacts. I ended up scarring both of my eyes with them. I can still wear contacts and my sight isn't any different though. My point is, next time, it would be a better idea to just throw your contacts away, it may waste money but, you don't want to permanently damage your eyes. I dont mean to worry you, im sure your eyes are fine but, I would see your eye doctor, just in case. Hope this has helped at least a little bit.

Teresa

I'm not sure exactly what happened. But, you need to be more careful. It was a really bad decision to put your contacts in something thats not meant to come in contact with eye contacts. I've made mistakes myself with my contacts. I ended up scarring both of my eyes with them. I can still wear contacts and my sight isn't any different though. My point is, next time, it would be a better idea to just throw your contacts away, it may waste money but, you don't want to permanently damage your eyes. I dont mean to worry you, im sure your eyes are fine but, I would see your eye doctor, just in case. Hope this has helped at least a little bit.

I think you're right. Soft lenses soak up solutions they are put in and once there you can't really get rid of the residues. There is a lot of development and testing goes into soaking solutions to make sure they don't damage the lenses and even swopping brands its probably best to check with an optiican. I always have a little bag of contact stuff which includes the case with solution in it and just throw it in when I'm going out. It used to be more necessary with hard lenses as if you got something behind them it was agony but it is a good idea with soft as well. You could keep a seperate case in with your school things and maybe a travel bottle of solution?

hippo37

Take them off you can go blind Edit:They say don't use the eye irritation stuff cuz it really doesn't clean anything!Ahh all the dirt settled and is on your yes! I hope your wearing your glasses now and will see a doctor. And then maybe you can the use the eye irritation thing Ahh Omg

Lovergurl

You had a reaction to the eye wash and it's probably soaked into your contacts and you're going to have to toss them and grab a new pair.

Ðrãgôñ

See a doctor.

Jane

whoa i did the same thing and became blind

M

You have caused a chemical burn/reaction on your eye which can and could eventually lead to blindness.First take out the contacts and start flushing your eye with water. Common causes of chemical eye burns at home may include: •Vinegar and glass polish. •Dishwasher detergent, oven cleaner, and drain cleaner. •Contact lens cleaner. •Swimming pool cleaner. What are the signs and symptoms of chemical eye burns? •Your eyesight is blurry or you cannot see at all. •Your eyeball feels like there is something in it. •You have eye pain or it hurts to look at light. •Your eye keeps watering (leaking tears) or feels dry. •Your eyeball or eyelid is swollen or your eyelid starts to twitch. •You have new cuts, bumps, or other damage on your eyeball •The whites of your eye become red or show blood vessels. •Your pupil is larger than usual. Your pupil is the black dot in the center of your eye where light passes through. •Your eye becomes covered with tissue that is cloudy, white, or gray. So I would consider reading these sources and seeing a doctor:

Scarkittie

They are supposed to be wet from the contact solution when you put them in your eyes. When you take your contacts out of the case you should put it on the palm of your hand with some more contact solution and rub it slightly for 20 seconds to get rid of any extra bacteria, even if the contact solution says "no rub". Then put it in your eye and you'll be fine. Just make sure there's no specs of dust or anything on the contacts before you put it in your eyes or else it will hurt like crazy and could scratch your eye, which is very painful. If your eye is scratched the doctors can't do anything, you pretty much have to wait 24 hours before you can put contacts in and you'll probably be in pain the entire time too. Also, make sure you take your contacts out every night and make sure you only wear them for the time they say (for example, only wear 2 week contacts for 2 weeks), if you wear them longer, or sleep in them your eyes could become allergic to them and start creating tiny bumps under your eye lids.

Regina

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