What can I do about dry eyes and contacts?
Author: I got contacts for the first time a few months ago. The trouble is, my eyes turn bloodshot when wearing them and get really irritated.
I have dry eyes, but the eye OTC eyedrops, even the ones for severe dry eye that my eye doc recommended don’t seem to help.
I got the contacts with Hydraclear that allow for more wetness, but they still dry out and irritate my eyes.
Does anyone else have this problem? What do you do to help your eyes?
Try more eyedrops brand, till you find the one most suited for u. I’ve been wearing contacts for 5 years, my eyes got dry quickly when I used monthly contacts, but after I switched to daily, my eyes don’t get dry that easily. Most importantly, I can dispose them and get new ones daily
Some of my frens have tried to switch to contacts, and they have the same problem. I usually tell them, it gets some time to get accustomed to it. If your eyes can dry after a long time like 4 hours or under windy weather conditions, it’s natural for them to get dry. So keep that eyedrop bottle with u at all times :]
AND if your eyes still get dry, after applying those eyedrops, it’s better not to use contacts that often or don’t use them at all. You could just dispose ur current contacts and switch to glasses, then switch to new contacts the next day. It’s better to safeguard your eyes.