new & dry eyes caused by contact lenses

[jac1]

Hi, i'm 38 & have worn contact lenses for the past 22 years. For the past 3 years i have worn monthly soft toric lenses without any problems. My problem began six weeks ago, i was driving home one evening & my eyes felt really dry & it felt as though my lenses were suctioned to my eyes. Instead of stopping the car & taking my lenses out i carried on the hour and a half journey home, continually prodding & rubbing my eyelids to try to reposition my lenses as my eyes were getting really blurry too. Went to bed & next morning could hardly open my eyes, the dryness was unbelievable, so here i am 6 weeks on & i haven't worn my lenses since & my eyes are still really dry & uncomfortable all day but especially through the night & first thing in the morning, its really getting me down. The rim of my right upper eyelid is constantly burning too. Have also been told i have a corneal abrasion & I'm taking ocumed drops for this every 2 hours. Do you think my eyes will recover from this? I would be grateful for any advice.

Thanks

Jackie

[locky]

Dear jac 1,
Im sorry to hear you are in some discomfort and are very worried... I take it you have seen a corneal specialist about your abration i would not like to comment on that as i am not a specialist..... concerning the dryness if your drops are precervative free by all means use every 2 hours ....
The only advise i have for you is to see a corneal specialist if you are going to see someone on the nhs manchester hospital or moorfields (london) are the top hospitals in this country ask them who their specialists are and what their main specialaity is e.g corneal,anterior segment.externel eye disease etc they should have private clinics this would be at your own expence but there are perks to private treatment ..... less waiting times....see the specialist of your choice.... free coffee lol....
i hope this is of help to you .....plz contact me if you have any concerns or questions
locky