I have an eye infection from overwear of contacts, how can i treat this at home?
One of my eyes is super red. It burns and is watery and sensitive to light. I have school tommarow morning, how can i rid myself of this?
Best Answer
Take out your lens (if it isn't already) and discard it (if it's a soft lens). Definitely change the solution in your lens case, and consider changing the case, too. You don't want anything exposed to the infection lingering around.
Flush your eye with clean water, and keep your face clean.
The infection will work itself out in a couple of days to a week. Stay out of lenses for at least a week, or it will most likely continue or return.
Be especially careful to not rub your eye and transfer the infection to the other eye. Wash your hands often.
If there isn't marked improvement in a couple of days, see the doctor. Since you are pretty certain that your conjunctivitis is from lens wear, it's most likely the bacterial type so an antibiotic eye drop could be prescribed.
You now know that you're susceptible to eye infections. If you're wearing your lenses overnight, stop, even if it's prescribed that you may. Occasionally? Maybe. But don't tempt fate.