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Suggest Treatment For Swollen/red Eyes After Sleeping With Contact Lenses In
i fell asleep with my contact lenses in and i got up and took them out. went back to sleep and now i cannot open my eyes. they are swollen, red, and they sting so much. i can't stop crying and im literally forcing my eyes open to writ ethis message. what can i do? i'm really scared.
Fri, 22 Aug 2014
you have developed dry eye syndrome. every day remove the cotact lens at bed time. now you should dis continue contact lens for ten days. use your specs. apply artificial tear drop like refresh tear drop 3times daily slowly it will be normal.
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