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Hi, I used to sleep with my contacts in for over 2 years bc I had the night and day contacts that the optometrist said I could sleep in. I would still clean them every morning. Last year I got pink eye so I threw away the disposable contact pair I had and wore my glasses for a week. Put on a new pair and a week after that got pink eye in both eyes again. I threw that pair away and wore my glasses for 3 weeks applying the pink eye ointment and after 3 weeks put on a fresh pair of contacts. I stopped sleeping with contacts in and every day since then for a year now I wake up with crusts and eye boogers that don t allow me to open my eyes for about a minute until clearing them away. Is something wrong with my eyes?
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
Hello,
It is likely to be due to blepharitis. Treatment is as follows-
First, application of heat to warm the eyelid gland secretions and to promote evacuation and cleansing of the secretory passages is essential. Individuals are directed to use soaked warm compresses and to apply them to the lids repeatedly.
•Second, the eyelid margin is scrubbed mechanically to remove adherent material, such as crusting, and to clean the gland orifices. Water often is used, although some clinicians prefer that a few drops of baby shampoo be mixed in one bottle cap full of warm water to form a cleaning solution. Attention must be directed to gentle mechanical jostling or scrubbing of the eyelid margin itself, not the skin of the lids or of the bulbar conjunctival surface.
•Third, an antibiotic ointment is applied to the eyelid margin after it has been soaked and scrubbed. Antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment combinations can be used for short courses, although their use is less appropriate for long-term management and should be used strictly on the advise of the ophthalmologist.
It is likely to be due to blepharitis. Treatment is as follows-
First, application of heat to warm the eyelid gland secretions and to promote evacuation and cleansing of the secretory passages is essential. Individuals are directed to use soaked warm compresses and to apply them to the lids repeatedly.
•Second, the eyelid margin is scrubbed mechanically to remove adherent material, such as crusting, and to clean the gland orifices. Water often is used, although some clinicians prefer that a few drops of baby shampoo be mixed in one bottle cap full of warm water to form a cleaning solution. Attention must be directed to gentle mechanical jostling or scrubbing of the eyelid margin itself, not the skin of the lids or of the bulbar conjunctival surface.
•Third, an antibiotic ointment is applied to the eyelid margin after it has been soaked and scrubbed. Antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment combinations can be used for short courses, although their use is less appropriate for long-term management and should be used strictly on the advise of the ophthalmologist.
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