What to do if your colored contact lenses turn red when you wear them

Many female friends who love beauty usually wear colored contact lenses to beautify their eyes. Generally speaking, wearing colored contact lenses will not affect the health of the eyes. However, some girls will experience red eyes after wearing colored contact lenses. This is probably caused by an infection in the cornea, which leads to mild congestion of the conjunctiva. We should take off the colored contact lenses and go to the hospital for treatment.

What causes red eyes after wearing contact lenses?

There are two main reasons why your eyes turn red after wearing contact lenses:

1. Chronic congestion: It is mainly manifested by mild congestion of the conjunctiva at the corneal margin or the inner and outer canthus. The possible causes are dry eyes, bad blinking habits, and chronic hypoxia caused by old lenses.

2. Acute congestion: The cause may be acute eye infection, acute hypoxia caused by wearing lenses overnight, allergic reaction to care solution, lens contamination, corneal epithelial abrasion caused by foreign matter, etc. This disease usually occurs in one eye. If the congestion is moderate to severe and accompanied by pain, photophobia, tearing, and blurred vision, the possibility of acute keratitis or corneal injury should be considered. In this case, you should remove the lenses immediately and seek medical attention.

What should I do if my eyes turn red after wearing contact lenses?

According to statistics, the incidence of red eyes after wearing glasses is 1-3.8% for silicone hydrogel lenses and 1.4-12.3% for hydrogel lenses. Why does this happen?

Causes:

When wearing contact lenses and closing the eyes, the cornea and conjunctiva are deprived of oxygen, which in turn produces an inflammatory response to the endotoxins released by Gram-negative bacteria. Common in people who sleep with daily contact lenses, those whose glasses are too tight, and those with upper respiratory tract infections

Symptoms and signs: eye pain, red eyes, photophobia, tearing, foreign body sensation, etc. Examination may reveal corneal punctate infiltration (staining), and in more severe cases, there may be anterior chamber reaction.

deal with:

1. Most of them can heal themselves after stopping wearing glasses;

2. Use artificial tears and other lubricants to relieve discomfort;

3. If there is no improvement within 24 hours, you need to see a doctor;

4. Redness will subside quickly, but corneal infiltration will take a long time to recover;

5. After the redness and staining of the eyes subside and there is no discomfort, you can resume wearing glasses;

6. Pay attention to the cleaning of eyelids and lenses to reduce recurrence, adjust lenses, and wear lenses during the day instead of overnight.