Painful and red eye

 

 

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/20/2018 - 23:03
Country
South Africa
Age
25
Gender
Female
Did you perform any surgery for the eyes?
No
Do you suffer from pre-existing illnesses in the eye?
No
Do you suffer from any diseases in the body?
No
Do you use any eye drops?
No
Do you wear Contact lenses or Eyeglasses?

Lenses

Question

 

 

Hi,

Red painful eye what can cause this

Thanks

 

Answer

Thanks for your Question

There are many causes of painful red eye such as dry eyes, bacterial keratitis, foreign body, glaucoma, uveitis and so on but because you are wearing contact lenses most likely you might have bacterial keratitis. You should visit your eye doctor as soon as possible.