hydrogen peroxide in my eye. should I go to the doctor?

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I thought it was contact solution, the bottle never said I couldn't use it in a regular contacts case. it turned out to be lens cleaner. so I put in my contact, and it STUNG. I didn't even get it completely in, it just got in my eye but not fully onto it. I got it out before it slid over my pupil. the second I touched my eye with it it started burning. I waited for the burning to cool off and put a new pair of contacts in, then about 30 minutes to an hour later my eye was super red so I googled it and rinsed my eye like it said to. my eye was itchy for a while after that, but it stopped burning.

I wore my glasses for the rest of the day and the one after that, and most of the red has gone down. it's only in the bottom left side of my left eye now. when you pull down my bottom eyelid, it looks REALLY red down there. I wore my contacts to school today and took them out when I got home. my eye doesn't burn or itch anymore, it just feels uncomfortable. I guess it's on the stinging side still, but it's very veeeeery mild.  occasionally it'll sting for a like a second and go away.

I don't know whether I should go to the doctor or not. my mom just lost her job and we're really tight on money- I don't want to make her spend it on me. and then they'd probably tell me to stop wearing my contacts and just wear my glasses, but I didn't update my glasses to my prescription like I did my contacts so my glasses are still pretty blurry. my mom would have to pay for new glasses, too.

Bernd · Accepted Answer

Might be good to see a professional.  Did you rinse eyes under clean water ?

I would suggest to leave the contacts OUT for a while until things get better.  Have glasses?

Jim Boice · Answer

Well without a doubt you need to not be wearing contacts until all the redness is completely gone. Even though your glasses are too weak not seeing perfect, unless your driving, your better off with blurred vision. I know that nearly everyone has the same issues as you do have by not keeping their glasses updated. it is expensive to keep up with both so you tend to go with your contacts and let the glasses go.
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? · Answer

I would go a chemist and buy some eye wash with the little  plastic eye cup. Flush your eye as many times a day as you can (bearing in mind you have to go to school) This will help with any inflammation you still have. I know you are worried about finances, but wearing glasses that have the wrong prescription is very damaging to your eyes. Hope the inflammation is getting better. Going to a doctor, they would probably just prescribe some anti-inflammatory eye drops or tell you to bathe them in a sterile eye bath.

David E · Answer

First of all, the bottle and the package it came in did have warnings. If just part of your eye is red, like the pictures in the link, it is fine to wear your contacts and your doctor will not be able to do anything for you.

Anonymous · Answer

Use eye drops for emergency help.

Bob · Answer

I did that one time, it really burns, but my eyes are ok now.

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