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Hello all. I posted in this forum over a year ago, when my eyes were really bad as a freshmen in college.They got much better sophomore year, but the symptoms have returned. I am so confused and discouraged and am not sure what to do next.
During this past year, my eyes did not have any problems in the sophomore dorm I was staying in. Occasionally, there would be days that I would start getting stringy white discharge, and then the next morning they would be bloodshot. However, these symptoms only happened about 3 times, and they always went away within a day or two. These incidents usually happened at a time the wind was really strong and possibly stirring up some allergens in the air.
However, this summer I am working a camp at my school, and am staying in the same dorm that I was in freshman year. I had a LOT of problems with my eyes when staying in this dorm 2 years ago, and sure enough, the first morning I woke up here, my eyes were completely bloodshot and had stringy eye mucous around the lids. Throughout the day, my eyes are itchy, irritated, and very red. The problem doesn't go away after a day or two like usual. It has been a constant battle since I arrived here a week ago.
I really thought that my eye problems were due to allergies. The air conditioner in this dorm is really old and I am sure that the air is anything but clean. I don't have these problems at home AT ALL. I started taking Zyrtec every day, bought an (expensive) air purifier, and have been using artificial tears. It hasn't helped at all. So, as much as I know how bad redness reliever drops are for your eyes, I have literally had no choice but to use them. I've been using Naphcon A Allergye Relief drops every morning to make my eyes look semi-normal. I simply can't go about my job as a camp counselor with my eyes looking like that... I would scare the campers away!
I have 3 more weeks working this camp. I don't know what to do other than just use the Naphcon A and deal with it. I can't go to a doctor here in my college town, and if I wait to go home, the problems won't be there. I guess I just really want to know what is wrong with my eyes, and figure out how to deal with this during the month I am here. I hate the idea of a camper coming to wake me up in the middle of the night and my eyes are completely bloodshot and scary.
Any help would be appreciated.
During this past year, my eyes did not have any problems in the sophomore dorm I was staying in. Occasionally, there would be days that I would start getting stringy white discharge, and then the next morning they would be bloodshot. However, these symptoms only happened about 3 times, and they always went away within a day or two. These incidents usually happened at a time the wind was really strong and possibly stirring up some allergens in the air.
However, this summer I am working a camp at my school, and am staying in the same dorm that I was in freshman year. I had a LOT of problems with my eyes when staying in this dorm 2 years ago, and sure enough, the first morning I woke up here, my eyes were completely bloodshot and had stringy eye mucous around the lids. Throughout the day, my eyes are itchy, irritated, and very red. The problem doesn't go away after a day or two like usual. It has been a constant battle since I arrived here a week ago.
I really thought that my eye problems were due to allergies. The air conditioner in this dorm is really old and I am sure that the air is anything but clean. I don't have these problems at home AT ALL. I started taking Zyrtec every day, bought an (expensive) air purifier, and have been using artificial tears. It hasn't helped at all. So, as much as I know how bad redness reliever drops are for your eyes, I have literally had no choice but to use them. I've been using Naphcon A Allergye Relief drops every morning to make my eyes look semi-normal. I simply can't go about my job as a camp counselor with my eyes looking like that... I would scare the campers away!
I have 3 more weeks working this camp. I don't know what to do other than just use the Naphcon A and deal with it. I can't go to a doctor here in my college town, and if I wait to go home, the problems won't be there. I guess I just really want to know what is wrong with my eyes, and figure out how to deal with this during the month I am here. I hate the idea of a camper coming to wake me up in the middle of the night and my eyes are completely bloodshot and scary.
Any help would be appreciated.
, you're just having some trouble with your eyes.
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