Lost contact and lazy eye...?

Question

I lost my contact in my left eye a little over a month ago, and went to my optometrist to see if she could retrieve it from my eye. However, she couldn't find it and even suggested that I didn't lose a contact, which I know for a fact that I did. Since then, my left eye is slowly drooping, giving off the appearance that I have a lazy eye. I asked my eye doctor about this and she said she didn't think it was due to the lost contact in my eye, and that there was nothing I could do about this drooping effect. I noticed my left eye droops more then my right eye, and it gets worst when I'm tired, stressed, put my contacts on, or if it's late in the day.

Not only this, but my right eye is slowly turning inward. This never happened until I started wearing contacts. And I noticed that if I don't wear contacts for a while, the problem gets better.

Can anyone tell me if they've ever gone through this? And if so, what did you do about it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

First of all, you cannot lose a contact in your eye. If your doctor did not find it up under your eyelid...then it is not there. We have epithelium (skin) that keeps contacts from rolling to the back of our eyes. That is a promise,  by the way.

Second....most of us have one eye that is a bit droopier than the other. If you feel that contacts are causing this, even after your doctor has suggested that it hasn't, then see another doctor and/or discontinue your contact lens use.

However, I would talk to another doctor about your eye being lazy and turning inward. It could be a muscle problem that needs to be addressed.

Answer 2

I have a tiny input on this, because my son was born with a defect which gave the symptoms you describe, - one of his eyes began turning inwards. (No droopiness as far as I can recall).

As another Answer says, it turned out to be an optic muscle defect, and was easily and quickly cured by a relatively minor operation.

I don't think it's 'urgent' or even critical at this stage, but I do think it's very important, and you would be wise to have the very best advice and attention.

Get a 2nd. (and even a 3rd) opinion, and take photo's if necessary, as evidence, of your "droopiness'  and inward-turning...

Does it affect your vision? I mean, do you see 'double', or strain to focus the right-and left-eye images? If so,. the eye-strain would be apparent.

Answer 3

If it were me I'd stop wearing contacts.