GA Boy
Dec 13, 2012, 05:03 PM
Hello -
I am a male age 53 in SE Georgia. I went to bed last evening and was awakened with a terrible burning in both eyes. Since my wife says I do not know how to wash my hands thoroughly, I initially thought it was something on my hands (soap, lotion, grease, etc) that may have gotten in my eyes if I touched or rubbed them; and that it would be "washed away" before I fell asleep.
That didn't happen. I woke up a couple of hours later (due to the pain) and you would have thought I was in a boxing match. There was no actual blood but the "whites" of my eyes were nearly bloodshot, there was a slow but contant flow of tearing, and there were like 3 or 4 mail sacks under my bottom lid. The top one drooped down and around also. It wasn't like that yesterday. I have less [let's just say] "puffiness" around my eyes than my wife. Now my eyes are red and irritated and it looks like the skin is sliding off my face.
I rinsed them last night and put "visine' in them this morning. Even though my vision is slightly impaired due to the swelling, tearing, and irritation, I wore my sunglasses all day today. What could this be and what else can I try?
Thanks
Irritated and Swollen
I am a male age 53 in SE Georgia. I went to bed last evening and was awakened with a terrible burning in both eyes. Since my wife says I do not know how to wash my hands thoroughly, I initially thought it was something on my hands (soap, lotion, grease, etc) that may have gotten in my eyes if I touched or rubbed them; and that it would be "washed away" before I fell asleep.
That didn't happen. I woke up a couple of hours later (due to the pain) and you would have thought I was in a boxing match. There was no actual blood but the "whites" of my eyes were nearly bloodshot, there was a slow but contant flow of tearing, and there were like 3 or 4 mail sacks under my bottom lid. The top one drooped down and around also. It wasn't like that yesterday. I have less [let's just say] "puffiness" around my eyes than my wife. Now my eyes are red and irritated and it looks like the skin is sliding off my face.
I rinsed them last night and put "visine' in them this morning. Even though my vision is slightly impaired due to the swelling, tearing, and irritation, I wore my sunglasses all day today. What could this be and what else can I try?
Thanks
Irritated and Swollen