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What Causes Pain And Light Sensitivity In Eyes?

i used old contact lenses and then fell asleep. woke up and they burned so bad i had to get them out. as soon as i got them out my eyes have hurt soo bad for more than 24 hours. very sensitive to light. i cant open them for very long. what could this be?
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hello
Welcome to Health care magic.

I reviewed your history. It seems from the history that you are having pain and light sensitivity following sleeping with contact lenses. This indicates corneal injury or infection secondary to the use of contact lenses.
This requires treatment by the use of antibiotics and artificial tears eye drops. The use of contact lenses should be stopped till the symptoms resolve.

Hence I advice you to consult your ophthalmologist for examination for confirmation of diagnosis and treatment accordingly.

Hope the information is helpful to you.

Thank you
With regards
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What Causes Pain And Light Sensitivity In Eyes?

Hello Welcome to Health care magic. I reviewed your history. It seems from the history that you are having pain and light sensitivity following sleeping with contact lenses. This indicates corneal injury or infection secondary to the use of contact lenses. This requires treatment by the use of antibiotics and artificial tears eye drops. The use of contact lenses should be stopped till the symptoms resolve. Hence I advice you to consult your ophthalmologist for examination for confirmation of diagnosis and treatment accordingly. Hope the information is helpful to you. Thank you With regards