Ok, so I know they have chronic dry eye. Is there such a thing as chronic wet eye?
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Yes, it's absolutely possible and there are several causes.  One main group of causes could be overaction of your lacrimal (tear) glands.  Another could be that your tears aren't draining properly (maybe due to obstruction in your tear ducts).  If this has become a problem for you, you really should see an eye doctor to find out what the cause of it is and what can be done about it.
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There really aren't any.  It just has to go away.  To cut down on irritation, you should apply a warm washcloth regularly to the eye.
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Hiya - yeh it's most probably down to the high pollen count, I use the soft disposable lenses and still my eyes feel dry when the pollen kicks in, only thing i can suggest is use some eye drops (they really refresh dry/swollen eyes), but be careful as i know with some contact lenses you're unable to use some eye drops... check the back of the packaging before u buy, hope your eyes improve soon :o) x
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Sure the contacts could be affecting you because your eyes "breathe" differently with and without contacts.  My eyes are always irritated when I take my contacts out - all the sudden they are getting a little more oxygen than they're used to and have no barrier from irritants.  I love my oasis lenses because I can keep in for a week before taking out to clean, which means fewer occassions for taking out and getting dry eye.  Try em and ask your eye doc just to be safe!
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I was having them daily for a while about a year ago. At first I had no idea what was going on I thought I was going blind or something. The worst part about it is how fatigued you feel. It also causes serious issues with driving when you frequently have ocular migraines. I talked to an optometrist and found out extended amounts of physical activity can trigger an ocular migraine. I have since toned down my work out and haven't had an ocular migraine since.
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Yes, there is an operation in which they detach and reattach the muscles that move the eye. It is a very simple and quite common procedure, however you may have a type of lazy eye that is more akin to epilepsy and this is brought on by stress or fatigue. The operation is probably covered by most health insurance.
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we blink to keep moisture on our eye so it doesn't dry out--when it does start to dry your eye will feel itchy and super uncomfortable--there is some people that can withhold blinking for long periods of times but not "a couple of hours" plus blinking is implusive most of the time meaning that we can't control it our body just does it for us-kinda like breathing\n\nif you found this helpful please select as "best answer" so both me and you get points!
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I do believe so. My mom had it. Her doctor advised her to close her good eye with one hand, and 'exercise' the lazy eye by focusing on objects.
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(m)\n\nXerophthalmia (Greek for dry eyes) is a medical condition in which the eye fails to produce tears. It may be caused by a deficiency in Vitamin A and is sometimes used to describe that lack, although there may be other causes.\n\nXerophthalmia is a term that usually implies a destructive dryness of the conjunctival epithelium due to dietary vitamin A deficiency—a condition virtually forgotten in developed countries, but still causing much damage in developing countries. Other forms of dry eye are associated with aging, poor lid closure, scarring from previous injury, or autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and these can all cause chronic conjunctivitis.\n\nXerophthalmia can be associated with systemic diseases such as Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, and hypothyroidism; deficiency of vitamin A; and the use of some medications including antihistamines, nasal decongestants, tranquilizers, and anti-depressant drugs. Xerophthalmia results from inadequate function of the lacrimal glands which produce tears. When xerophthalmia is due to vitamin A deficiency, the condition begins with night blindness and conjunctival xerosis (dryness of the eye membranes) and progresses to corneal xerosis (dryness of the cornea), and, in the late stages, to keratomalacia (softening of the cornea).\n\nThe treatment depends on the cause. Artificial tears, which lubricate the eye, are the principal symptomatic treatment for dry eye. They are available over-the-counter as eye drops. Using humidifiers, wearing wrap-around glasses when outside, and avoiding outside windy and dry conditions may bring relief. For people with severe cases of dry eye, temporary or permanent closure of the tear drain (small openings at the inner corner of the eyelids where tears drain from the eye) may be helpful. Also known as conjunctivitis arida.
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I thought everyone saw those thingies!!  Are they unusual cause I've seen them all my life? It's like, you see them out of the corner of your eye but when you try to focus on them, they move away.\n\nSeriously, I thought it was normal!  I have 20/20 vision, BTW.
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i had always read that they did. that is why i went and got one. my eyes do not seem to get as tired and red as they did before.
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sometimes if your eyes are really dry, it stings when your eyes water,  you should put eye drops in them to water them up
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i also have myopia and astigmatism and i've been wearing contacts since i was 12. the only visible diff. between toric contacts and the regular ones are the three lines near the bottom. they're about the same in comfort as the regular contacts... dry eye is the usual prob for me. but you get used to it. i got an extended wear pair that i change every 6 months.
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This exact thing happened to my son.  He has eye allergies, and that seems to make him more prone to infections.  He had healthy bacteria (that we all have) get up under his contacts and cause an infection.  I would see an opthomologist, as you will need a prescription for drops.  My son had to stop wearing his contacts for two weeks (one week to put in the drops, and one week to continue healing the eye).  This was after falling asleep in the contacts for 10 minutes in front of the TV on a few nights in a row (he had been real busy and tired that week, and I just let him do it, thinking how short a timeframe it was couldn't do any harm).  I would wake him, make him take out the contacts, and send him on to bed for the night (he normally takes his out daily).  However, it was just enough time for an infection to take hold.  Long story short, don't sleep in your contacts, even for a short period of time.  Don't swim in them, either, ever.  My son uses Elestat drops during change of seasons or any time his allergies act up, as well.  He also vigorously washes his eyelashes twice a day with a washcloth and baby shampoo.  It seems to help the buildup.  No-rub solutions are misleading, too.  You need to rub the contacts and rinse them daily to remove the protein.
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glaucoma is a build up of pressure behind the cornea or something like that. I don't think eye drops would cause that.
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That's a lot.  Wash your eyes out with water.  How were you able to see to type this?  You don't have to answer....I was just wondering.
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Use a good brand of eye drops like Refresh Tears at least 4 X daily.\n\nDon't take antihistamines or other medicines that can dry out your eyes.\n\nAsk your eye Dr or internist if you might have Sjogren's syndrome which is an auto immune disease where one common symptom is chronically dry eyes.\n\nhttp://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sjogrens/sjogrens.htm