I don't like wearing glasses but contacts irritate my eyes?

Question

I've tried wearing contact lenses but they turned my eyes all reddish and it really hurt. I don't know why, but it's been about 2 years since I stopped wearing contact lenses and I really want to try again, but I'm afraid that it will just be a waste of time and money because they will irritate my eyes again. What should I do?

Answer 1

Get a medical consult and maybe try laser eye surgery...no more contacts or glasses.

Answer 2

hey go for a trial lens testing. it's an easy short term solution and it's fairly inexpensive. then you dont have to buy the contacts if they irritate you

Answer 3

Try talking to your optician and doing trials with different brands. You may find that it's that 1 or a couple of brands are irritating but others are ok.

Contacts irritate my eyes too, but it's due to...

a) I don't wear them often enough and when I do, it's for a long time so my eyes aren't used to it. Try building up tolerance by wearing them for an extra hour each day (e.g. 2hrs monday, 3hrs tuesday, 4 hrs wednesday etc)

b) I have a problem with my tear film so have quite dry eyes. It's a common problem and can be easily helped by using eye drops that you can get at all chemists.