something wrong with my eye

[pdust]

I woke up this morning and one of my eyes is killing me. Its swollen, red and hurts pretty bad. It feels like there is something stuck near my top eyelashes but not just a little bit, the entire eyelash line and under my eyelid is so sore at the top and its not too good at the bottom either. Its watering constantly too. I dont think its a stye as i have had them quite a few times and its different to that. I cant see anything in my eye either. anyone got any ideas?

[4getmenot]

do you wear make up, false eyelashes or contact lenses?

[carlton23]

An insect must a bit you during the night.

[murraymints]

you must have something there..bit of dust lash ?bathe with water pull lid down and blink rapidly to try an dislodge...it's horrid I know..had this years ago ..was a lash but became bedded....

[pdust]

hi 4get, no to falsies and contact lenses. i dont wear much eye makeup either, but i did have mascara on yesterday but its same as i always use and never caused me problems before

[4getmenot]

did you take it off before bed?

[Prudie]

This sounds a bit worse than just make-up but why not go to a chemist today, they should be able to advise. You can buy over the counter antibiotic eye-drops too if necessary. If it's still bad tmrw go to the GP.

[Sqad]

It is almost certainly a chalazion......no big deal.......if it is no better in the morning then see your GP as you may need antibiotics.

Take ibuprofen for the pain in the meantime.

[pdust]

thanks carlton, not sure its that though as my eyeball is hurting too... it doesnt seem to hurt worse if i gently rub my eye either

thanks murray, ive done that loads of times but its still the same :(

[boxtops]

Here's a chalazion, pix http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalazion

[pdust]

i wouldnt have had any on by bedtime 4get as i rinsed my face 3 separate times after putting it on for prayer, its not waterproof so will have mostly washed off the first time and i did wash before bed.

thanks prudie, sqad and boxy.... it doesnt look anything like the pic though and theres no lump, just my entire eye swollen and red, though if it is that i guess it could go that way later on..... i did think about going to the chemist but for some reason i just started throwing up, feel like absolute pooh

[Gowergirl]

Could be conjunctivitis.There's a lot around at present.See your GP for drops.It will clear up quickly then.

[Clanad]

Could be blepharitis...an infection of the oil glands at the base of each eyelash.

Until you can get it looked at, use a hot compress several times a day. A wet (damp) washcloth held under hot water (the warmer the better) and applied to the eye every hour or so.

If it is blepharitis, there's a medication in liquid or semi-gel form that's prescribed. It goes on just before bed time. (Use an older pillow case since it stains). When applying stand before a mirror, pull the lower lid down just enough to form a pocket and place the medication there. In fact you could do so with any of the 'fake' tear solutions you can buy over the counter...

[pdust]

thanks everyone. No idea what it was, i ended up with a massive migraine after my last post and went to bed (not something ive ever done before) i woke up half hour ago and my eye seems fine except for a bit of redness and slight watering

[york310]

It may have been a corneal erosion. These generally have the severe foriegn body symptom on waking which may be related to the dry eye/watery eye issues caused by blepharitis as mentioned above.

Various managements for blepharitis include eye lid wipes (called lid care wipes or supranettes) and compresses along with the use of artificial tears, preferably preservative free ones such as optive or celluvisc.

The front surface of the cornea heals pretty quickly but lubricate them in the meantime to help the process.

[pdust]

thanks york.. i might take a trip to the docs as its started again earlier, though not quite as bad as it was the first time, just sore and annoying this time :(