I have an eye infection from my contact lens.  How can I get rid of it without going to the doctor?
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Eye infections are very serious. It's your eye. You don't want to go blind do you? Infections can cause so many problems, especially in something you really need. Go to a doctor, you need antibiotics and eye drops. Prescription ones. Don't put your contact lenses in, until the infection is gone. If they caused it you could be allergic to them, or they could have something wrong with them. You really need to see your doctor, so you can see your doctor later on. Good luck.
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Sorry, as much as we'd all like it, the only way to kick this icky "pink eye" is to use the ointment or drops. ERYTHROMYCIN OPHTH OINT 3.5 GM is the stuff we had to get the last bout at our house.  We asked our Dr. and checked out other sources and found that you gotta have the medicine!!  Good luck!
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Do you wear contacts?  If so, maybe you should take them out for a bit.  Try using some eye drops if you have any. Also is it painful at all?  If its painful you should probably make an appointment to see an optometrist.  Even if it isn't painful maybe its time to book an appointment anyways so your optometrist can let you know what to do since you spend too much time on a computer
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You have to have a decently dry finger, so that the lens doesnt stick to the finger.\n\nPut it on the end of your index finger, and put 1-2 drops of saline into the lens, this will allow it to have a "suction cup effect" to your eye.  Using your middle finger (on the same hand as the contact lens) and your other hand, hold your eye open and allow the lens to catch to your eye.  Blink a couple times to press out air bubbles, and to allow the contact lens to move into place.\n\nTo take out the contact lens, hold your eye open as you did putting it IN, and with your thumb and index finger, GENTLY pinch off the lens, it should pull off with just a little bit of force.  Hope this helps!!!  :)
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Prevention    \nGood hygiene can help prevent the spread of conjunctivitis:\nKeep hands away from the eye. \nWash the hands frequently. \nChange pillowcases frequently. \nReplace eye cosmetics regularly. \nDo not share eye cosmetics. \nDo not share towels or handkerchiefs. \nHandle and clean contact lenses properly. \nPlease see the webpages for more details on Conjunctivitis
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Nothing at all should happen as long as you took the contacts out fairly quickly and washed them.\n\nIf not, and they aren't one day disposables, you may have to get them checked by an optician as the chemicals in the medication may affect the lens
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Use fingernail polish remover. That's the standard method.\n\nHowever, test in a corner of your lens first. If your lenses are made of some variety of plastic, the fingernail polish remover might affect the plastic too.
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clean the area around the eye with milk...just dip a piece of cotton in milk and rub it around ure eyes..atleast 3 times a day!
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Wash your hands before and after touching your eyes and face and before and after using medication in your eyes, don't share eye makeup and don't use eye makeup until the infection is fully cured, don't share contact lens equipment, don't wear contacts until the infection is cured, don't share eye medication, don't share towels, linens, pillows, handkerchiefs.
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There aren't many side effects of wearing contact lenses - you're more likely to have problems if you get laser eye surgery.\n\nWith contact lenses, your eyes can get tired. This is often caused by less oxygen getting to your eyes than normal, but as long as you give your eyes a rest for a day every couple of weeks, you're fine.\n\nContact lenses can change the shape of your eye - sometimes they can correct an astigmatism just by being on your eye - as the eyeball is 'sucked' towards the contact lens. However, this is a reversible change, as your eyes just 'get used' to the contact lenses, and if you stopped wearing them, your eyes would be fine again.\n\nWith disposible contact lenses, you won't suffer any of the effects of dirty lenses (assuming you dispose of them every day) - if you have longer term ones, then you have to be careful to clean them properly, otherwise you can get eye infections.\n\nWearing contact lenses generally means that you will touch your eye more, and you have to make sure your hands are clean when you touch them, else you are risking minor eye infections.\n\nAnd of course, when you get a bit of dust in your eye, the lens can push it against your eye, meaning it hurts more, so you have to be careful not to rub it and scratch the eyeball.\n\n**However** having said all of that, I've worn lenses (rigid gas permeable, supposedly the hardest to wear), for 11 years now, and having worn glasses from the age of 6 till 17 when I got my lenses, I can say they make a big difference - you don't have to wear glasses, and don't get that whole misting up of glasses, and you can wear sunglasses, and don't get the glasses marks on your nose, etc. Altogether much preferred!
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You can get it from touching your eyes a lot, like if  your hands are dirty. My sister and my brother got it while they were sick, so they kept touching their eyes while sick, and it became pink eye.\n\nWash your hands more if you have a habbit of touching your eyes.
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could be GPC or giant papillary conjunctivitis. I used to get it when i wore contact lenses. Essentially your eyes get irritated by something (contacts, cat hair, hay fever, dust) and their ability to ward off illness is lowered. They catch bacterial infections, and mucus results. If it is alot, go to the eye doctor. He/she will give you ointment to put in your eyes and help you figure out what is causing it.
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Try AMO Complete solution. You should check with your eye dr. before resuming contact lens wear though.
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Pink eye is caused by either bacteria or a virus.  If it's a virus, the only thing you can do is wait it out and make sure you don't spread it.  If it's bacteria, antibiotic eye drops will help speed up the course of the disease.  There are no antibiotic eye drops available over the counter.  I highly recommend that you see your eye doctor for a proper diagnosis and his/her recommendations for treatment.
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A hot compression helps in stye.\n\nThis is how you should do it:\nBoil some water in a beaker for about 7 to 10 mins. Then allow it to cool till its 'luke warm'. \nTake some cotton balls(sterelized if possible).\ndip a cotton ball and clean the lid margins. throw away the used cotton ball and take another one. again dip it in warm water and gently put it on the stye. \nkeep applying for about 10-15 mins. \ndont forget to change the cotton frequently to avoid infection.\nDO NOT USE anything that is not sterile or clean (e.g., a gold ring) \nDO NOT apply eye make up till the stye is subsided.\nwear a protective goggle when you are out.\nDO NOT touch the stye as this may transfer the bacteria from your hands to the infected site and the stye may flur up.\n\nBye, and take care\nZubin Jiwani (M.Optom.)\nOptometrist
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use  anti-eye- bug-cream!!! it helps great!! you can get it in the bodyshop. You can also put cucumber slices on your eyes everymorning for 2 hours, if you have the time....
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You should really go to see a doctor, as you have cells on the front of your eye which can get scratched, he will do an eye examination to see what the problem is, tell him you slept with the contact lens in and buy some new ones, and use glasses for a bit to give your eye a rest