Well, this is inconvenient...

[mousme]

I appear to have developed a non-major case of conjunctivitis in my right eye. Umm, ow? Also, my vision in that eye keeps going blurry. Very, very inconvenient. I think it's probably from the contact lenses. Definitely going to be wearing glasses for the foreseeable future.

Feh.

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[taxlady.livejournal.com]

swestrup thought he had conjunctivitis last week. We went to the clinic. Doctor said it didn't look serious; said it was probably irritation from pollen (according to the allergist, swestrup doesn't have any allergies). We left with a prescription, in case it got worse. We went to the pharmacy and the pharmacist suggested eye drops for contact lens users. They helped and it went away.

I figure you probably have drops for contact lens users.

[3circledsun.livejournal.com]

I hear that's really contagious so you should wash your hands a lot!!!!

[karine.livejournal.com]

Two things!

It could be viral, or it could be bacterial.

If the discharge is sticky and leaves your eyelids crusted over, it's bacterial. Get thee some Polysporin drops and use them for the next 10 days, even if your symptoms subside in 2.

If the discharge is gooey and wet, it's viral. There's nothing else to do than wait for it to pass. Which sucks.

The other things is that your contacts are now contaminated. I hope they are the tossable kind, because wearing them again will bring back the infection...

Trust me. I have experience with these having had two kids with recurring eye problems that have luckily affected me only twice.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm pretty paranoid about that sort of thing anyway.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I do, and thanks for the tip!

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Got rid of the contacts already, and am planning on getting some drops at lunch time. I think it's likely bacterial, after careful consultation with Dr. Google. ;)

I am being extra-compulsive about hand-washing and towel washing, too. Hopefully that will help, or at least not spread it around.