Quill Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 There are nights (tonight, for example), when I am looking forward to going to bed and probably am going soon because my eyes feel so awful! They are tired to the point where I can identify with those old Warner Bros. cartoons where the character propped their eyelids up with toothpicks. The rest of me is not especially tired, but my eyes just feel like they're going to close of their own accord. I have had corrected vision for years and years. I wear contacts most of the time but in the evening, I usually put on glasses instead. I have eye allergies and my contacts are very irritating. So is the "eyes-are-going-to-collapse" feeling eyestrain of some sort? Or is that probably an effect of the allergies? Or something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I would check in with your eye doctor. That is exactly how I felt before I got my bifocals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 I would check in with your eye doctor. That is exactly how I felt before I got my bifocals. Say it isn't so!!! Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Dry eyes? My 16 y.o. was recently advised by our eye doctor to use daily eye drops because she has a tendency to have dry eyes...whatever that means. She has been using the drops and says she didn't even realize how tired her eyes seemed before because now they feel so much better. She does wear contact lenses and switches to eyeglasses in the evenings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Could be dry eyes. Try eye drops that are specifically for hydrating, not for red eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 It's probably not this, but I'll throw it out on the table just in case. My college-aged daughter was having trouble with her eyes feeling irritated, and her contacts not seeming to correct her vision as well as they were before. We took her in to see an eye doctor, and turns out she had a condition where her eyes weren't getting enough oxygen anymore because of the contact wear. It has a name -- but I can't remember. My daughter had to go two months without wearing contacts AT ALL (doctor was very strict about this). After the two months, we had her eyes re-checked and they were back to normal again. She can now wear her contacts again and her eyes are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpidarkomama Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 For me, that's in-need-of-bifocals symptoms too. :001_cool: I'm noticing that my previous bifocal arrangement is just not working any more and I'm back to annoying eyeballs, squinting, and feeling like the edges of my eyelids are weighed down with rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Could be dry eyes. Try eye drops that are specifically for hydrating, not for red eye. Yes! I have a dry-eye condition associated with arthritis (not suggesting you have this, only giving it context) and I use Optive eyedrops about 3 -4x a day, sometimes more. Very helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.