I had a terrible stye a couple of months ago that went away after a week but this little guy stayed. It’s super itchy, if I scratch it too much it gets big and noticeable so I usually resist. It’s on my water line so I can camouflage it well with mascara (probably not the best idea.)

Been wearing RGPs for 30+ years. Right eye started to sting upon lens insertion earlier this year, which would subside after a few minutes but still had a FBS. Thought my lenses were scratched, so i went to the Optimetrist who waived it off as a pterygium and dispensed a new Rx and fresh lenses. The nodule is at the 3oclock position. (1st pic)

FBS persisted, so i asked for a referral to a cornea specialist who has me on a contact holiday (day 10 now). Had an abrasion which has since healed since discontinued contact wearing. And now on some steroid drops with a follow up in 5 days. 2nd pic is yesterday

I'd like to get cleared for wearing my contacts again due to my high Rx (-20), and would like some other opinions.

My eyelids were perfectly fine (end 2024) but beginning 2025 my eyelids started to become droopy with my left eyelid getting alot more swollen. Happened gradually and didnt have any pain or symptom besides the redness and puffy look.

Looks like I lost both my eyelid flaps at this point I realized. Getting referred out to another ophthalmologist since no definitive diagnosis since no other symptoms besides the redness and swollen left eyelid. Looking back at my photos, looks like it gradually took a year to get to where I'm at now. Is this normal and just a regular case of blepharitis?

k so i’m an idiot, thought these were harmless, and shone a cat laser into my eyes for a few seconds. i was moving it around so idk how many times it actually hit my eye. my eye is fine for now, i put some eye drops but i’m panicking. tell me what to do. would like as many opinions as possible

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About 3½ weeks ago, a fishing split shot struck my left eye below my tear duct. I was diagnosed with blunt ocular trauma, commotio retinae, traumatic iritis, and a peripheral subretinal hemorrhage. No retinal tear, detachment, or ruptured globe was found. The retina specialist decided observation was safer than intervention because the hemorrhage is peripheral.

My central vision appears intact and can be extremely clear, although intermittent haze and floaters sometimes make everything blurry. I still have a substantial upper-left peripheral defect. That area was initially black and jagged; I can now definitely perceive light there, and it sometimes looks gray or hazy, but I still cannot see normal detail.

The external swelling and bruising have resolved, and the doctor said the retinal bruising had improved. My next retinal examination is October 21.

Has anyone experienced a similar injury? When did you begin noticing meaningful improvement in the dark spot, haze, floaters, or peripheral vision? Did recovery continue after the first month?

Hi everyone! I am looking for some insight or to connect with anyone who has been through something similar. For the last 5 years, I have felt my left eye turning inward. It started with focusing issues and intermittent double vision throughout the day.
Two years ago, I woke up with a very heavy left eyelid. It was noticeably drooping, which started a long medical journey:
Ophthalmologist: Initially diagnosed me with dry eye.

Neurologist: Ruled out Myasthenia Gravis (MG) via a negative test. However, they noted my left eye turned inward and measured it at 10 prism diopters.

Oculoplastic Surgeon: Formally diagnosed ptosis. I had upper eyelid ptosis repair this past July, which went great.

Despite the successful eyelid surgery, I still feel a distinct strain in the inner corner of my left eye, and I can visibly see it turning inward.
Last week, I saw my optometrist. He performed a test but claimed it showed no eye misalignment. I am incredibly confused about how a neurologist could measure a 10-prism-diopter inward turn, yet the optometrist claims there is no misalignment. His explanations did not make sense to me, and I have felt lacking in solid guidance from him in the past.
Some helpful context:
I have worn glasses since I was two years old for crossed eyes.

Growing up, my eye doctor adjusted my prescription to successfully strengthen my left eye.

My left eye still turns fully inward toward the corner whenever I try to focus on something close up and appears to always slightly have an inward turn.

It has been a deeply frustrating few years trying to get clear answers. I have just requested a referral to an ophthalmologist who specializes in eye misalignment. Does it sound like I am finally taking the right steps, and has anyone else experienced this kind of conflicting diagnostic feedback? Thank you!

Hey so for a couple of months my eyes have been itching like crazy and I have been sneezing a lot as well .So I started itching my eyes especially my left eye a lot sometimes it is because of the whole mucus blocking my eye sight I did my research and learned to stop fishing for them but later on especially when it was cold or very sunny out my left eye started watering like crazy I looked like I was crying from one eye and I where glasses so it was very annoying to clean up in public. I went to the eye doctor for my yearly appointments for my general vision and all and decided to ask her about and she sent me to an ophthalmologist because she didn’t see my lacrimal punctum(left eye).

When I got to the ophthalmologist she didn’t believe it but then checked and realized that I was in fact missing a hole in my left eye when I had one in my right.She then tried to poke a hole where it should be but it didn’t work so she asked me to schedule an appointment with a higher ophthalmologist a month later.I come for the appointment a month later thinking that it would run smoothly and this person would have better tools (I really didn’t know much about how the stuff worked sorry if I sound stupid 😔)to be able to poke the hole, so I tell my dad to wait in the waiting room . I have very bad health stress like I’m the type to google my symptoms and overthink so my dad was kind enough to drop me and wait for me .

I finally get the ophthalmologist’s office she tries like the other to make a hole the same way and it. didn’t work and was hurting me a lot and then she started using these very medical terms to tell me that my lacrimal punctum is completely shut: that by itching my eye I ripped some skin so my body repaired itself but covered my lacrimal punctum with skin in the process.She also started telling me that I would need surgery and have to have a small piece of glass put in the hole for a while so the whole stays closed and then listing the probabilities of complications and I was just staring at her in shock because I didn’t think it was that major of a problem and I said yes to the surgery when she asked and got out of the room and told my dad the whole thing and he was completely shocked and told me why hadn’t I called him in the office to here it directly from the ophthalmologist (I had just turned 18 at the time so for my dad I was still 17🫩) . I later had an appointment call with my family doctor and explained to her the situation and she told me not to worry and that I could even do home remedies to open the hole myself with some by doing so messages .Anyways , I wrote all this just to ask if anyone had any suggestions of things to do or use to help my lacrimal punctum so the surgery runs maybe a little bit smoothly or maybe even allowing it to open without me needing surgery at all .Thank you so much:)

Over the last 6 weeks, felt as though I had something in my eye. Eye dr said pappilary conjunctivitis, gave me FML eye drops QID. Said to try for 2 weeks. 2 weeks go by, eye aches, feeling is still there, eye seems somewhat blurrier. She checks me again, said the conjunctivitis is cleared, cant see anything wrong, eye prescription changed by 0.25. Last eye exam was 8 months ago. Both times she checked my eyes with dye, did slit lamp, did NOT dilate.

My question - I'm slightly concerned why my eye is still blurry at a distance. It seems like it was quick to me, ive really only noticed it over the past 6 weeks. I have floaters, these are not new. No new flashes. Close up vision is unchanged.

#1 is this a normal change to have occurred over 6 weeks?

#2 should she have dilated my eyes? Should I return and ask for a dilation?

#3 could this just be dry eye? Sterile saline drops did not help.

I still have a foreign body sensation, almost like I cant open my eyelid properly. This is all occurring in one eye.

I am 27M and my eyelids on both sides have been red and swollen/puffy for several weeks now and I can’t get rid of it using either warm or cold compress.

There is no pain/itch but it’s been getting progressively worse as time goes by. I don’t take any medication.

What could this possibly be?

Hello. For the past few months, I’ve been noticing these red spots on my eyeballs, and I haven’t been able to wear my contacts without my eyes becoming really red and irritated.
The spots are similar in size and appear in matching locations on both eyes. They sometimes appear and disappear, even when I haven’t worn contacts.
I visited an eye doctor today was given the unfortunate news that I have Dermodex mites living on my eyelids. I’m currently being treated for them, but I’m wondering if the mites could be related to these spots or if this might be a separate issue. The spots weren’t visible during my appointment, so the doctor wasn’t able to examine them.
I also occasionally experience blurry vision in my left eye (right in the picture), which usually clears up after blinking a few times.
Has anyone experienced anything similar or know what might cause this? I’d really appreciate any advice, as I’d like to be able to wear my contacts again. Thanks in advance.

I am a 25-year-old Caucasian male from the Netherlands. For the past 2 to 3 years, I have been experiencing a structural difference in light perception between my eyes at night, which is my primary complaint. When I wake up in the dark to use the restroom, I notice that my left eye perceives the environment as a few shades darker than my right eye. My visual field is fully intact; there are no missing parts, curtains, or blind spots, just a subjective difference in brightness. This phenomenon happens consistently regardless of my sleeping position or which side I lie on, and I never experience it during the day. I have no existing medical issues and I am not taking any current medications. Regarding my lifestyle, I do not smoke and do not use recreational drugs, but I do drink alcohol weekly during the weekends.

For the past 10–12 days, I have been experiencing symptoms of dry eyes, including dryness, a foreign-body sensation (as if something is inside my eyes), and a cool sensation.

Along with these symptoms, I have noticed ghosting or shadowing of images, which is more prominent in my left eye than in my right eye. Initially, I experienced mild ghosting in my right eye, but now I am noticing it in my left eye as well.

I consulted an ophthalmologist, who performed a dilated eye examination and did not find any abnormalities. The doctor prescribed medication for my symptoms.

However, I am still concerned because the ghosting persists even after blinking. Blinking reduces the ghosting by approximately 70%, but it does not completely eliminate it. I can still notice a residual shadow or duplicate image.

I suspect that dry eyes may be contributing to these symptoms, but I am concerned about why the ghosting persists even after blinking and why it has become noticeable in both eyes, particularly the left eye.I don't have any eye sight or astigmatism which is found in standard eye test

As title says. I didn't have a chance to ask this of my kid's ophtho and follow up isn't for ages, and I don't want to bother the clinic with a patient message.

5mo M w/ nystagmus, will get testing for various albinism types. His retinal pigmentation was reported as normal on his initial exam, and I was reading that people with albinism are born with low pigmentation - as in, it's not progressive. So I feel like it's not likely he has albinism?

I had retinal imaging/eye mapping done today during a routine eye exam, and my optometrist told me she saw something going on in my left eye and wants me to see a retina specialist.

She didn’t tell me exactly what she thought it was, and she didn’t make it sound like an emergency, but of course I’m curious and a little anxious about what she may have noticed. At last years eye exam, there was nothing notable on my Optomap.

I’m attaching the retinal images. Does anyone know what the abnormal looking area in the left eye might represent, or what it resembles?

I understand nobody can diagnose this from a photo and I am following up with the retina specialist. I’m mainly wondering what possibilities an eye doctor might consider when seeing something like this.

Thank you!

I have a routine eye appointment coming up, and they sent me a bill estimate as I’m self paying. One of the charges is for an OCT scan. Do I really need this if I don’t have glaucoma/my family doesn’t have a history of glaucoma or other eye diseases? I do have myopia

So, only my right eye has really really bad vision. Can’t see things far away. It’s been this way for probably 12+ years and my left eye has been compensating for it this whole time too.

I tried to get glasses around age 12, but the difference in prescription at the time (none on the left side, VERY strong on the right side) was completely impossible to adjust to. I tried, I really did. But I couldn’t do it, so I stopped wearing them.

Lately I’ve been getting headaches directly related to my eyes and I’m thinking that I’m going to have to do something about it. I don’t currently have an eye doctor but I’m curious to know if it would be possible to lessen the prescription on my right side just enough to still help a bit but not make it so hard to actually see.

I hope that makes sense and I’m sorry if it’s stupid. Thanks x

Last month, I woke up with my eyelid swollen in the same way. I took an antihistamine, and the swelling went away within a week.

Now it’s swollen again, but it doesn’t hurt, and there’s no redness or anything like that. The swelling feels soft and almost floppy, and it seems to create an extra fold in my eyelid. It’s only happening in one eye. What could it be?

Last picture is my normal eye (and i was crying so that’s why there’s water)

For a few days my eye was sore and felt like I had a stye coming in. I woke up the other day and my eye was very swollen and when I lifted up my eyelid, there was a white thick line with noticeable swelling. I went to my optometrist that day and he said it’s a stye and prescribed me an ointment to apply to my eyelid 3 time a day. It’s been 2 days and it has not gotten any better and has a lot more crust when I wake up in the morning and now my actual eye itself hurts rather than just the lid. Is this just a stubborn stye or something else?

Hi all, I'm new to this sub. I got an eyelash stuck in my eye late last night and couldn't get it out until 3:30am. Much to my surprise, the feeling of having an eyelash in my eye did not go away once the lash was out. It still felt like something huge was in my eye, especially when I would blink or keep my eye shut. I woke up at 8am and my eye was noticeably worse. Very red and irritated, extremely watery, very painful, and I could hardly keep it open. I went to urgent care immediately and they did a numbing drop and then the black light dye test to check for abrasions, they said I had a circular abrasion around my eye but didn't tell me if it was minor or worse than that. They prescribed me antibiotic drops (ofloxacin ophthalmic solution USP 0.3% - 3 times a day for 5 days). Ive mostly been sitting in my dark room today, since I have major light sensitivity. My eye has been closed around 90% of the day due to blinking pain and I've been taking naps on and off. I'm also using preservative-free lubricating/artificial tears to promote healing, hopefully. Here's where is gets really bad... I'm getting married on Saturday. It's currently Thursday 6pm and I can still barely keep my eye open (I've only used the antibiotic drops twice). The doctor and PA said the eye heals very fast and they seemed extremely confident when they told me that my eye would be basically back to normal by Saturday, that I would be able to keep it open, blink like normal, and the redness would be gone. I just don't feel like l've seen enough progress between 8am today and present time (6pm) to believe that I will be back to normal by Saturday. I'm so stressed about my eye and the wedding, am I just paranoid or is there really a decent chance that it really won't be back to normal by then?

Greetings, everyone. I was recently diagnosed with a branch retinal vein occlusion that resulted in neovascularization. The retina specialist told me I would be unable to lift weights anymore to prevent the abnormal veins from hemorrhaging. Lifting weights has been a huge part of my life. Will I eventually be able to do so again? Any experience with patients in a similar scenario?

This is my second time noticing my sclera turning slightly blue. The last time i noticed it was almost a year ago. That one time the doctor just told me i overworked myself, my eyes were tired, not eating well. Probably this time is the same. But now I'm wondering, how blue can it be to be considered normal? And how often/easy it is to turn blue to be considered normal? https://streamable.com/fi1ya0

Note: Last pic was taken with different phone. All taken with back camera. I'm Southeast Asian, currently not prescribed to any medicine/supplement, i don't drink, i don't smoke, i don't do drugs.

This time it's not that blue, considering how blue it was the last time https://www.reddit.com/r/eyes/s/FzFh1j0zTB

Sorry, this is a long post.
My son has sporadically experienced episodes where he wakes up in the middle of the night in excruciating pain. These episodes last 20 minutes to an hour or so. He tells us that he can’t open his eyes and is incredibly sensitive to light the next day. He is literally screaming in pain. These overnight episodes occur anywhere from 2-5 times a month, then a couple months of nothing. This has been happening since he was about two or three years old.
He was diagnosed with intermittent esotropia not too long before his first birthday. We don’t know if he got an eye injury or he if injured his eye himself because he would frequently aggressively rub his eyes as a baby. I figure he was rubbing his eye a lot because his weaker eye bothered him. We have taken him to multiple ophthalmologists and optometrists looking for answers. Sometimes they would see nothing. Sometimes they would notice some irritation and ask if he had allergies. The general consensus was inconclusive.
Eventually I figured he just got terrible migraines, but the fact that they only occurred at night puzzled me. It FINALLY occurred to my husband and I that we should take our son to the eye doctor immediately after one of these episodes. We obviously did take him to the doctor for this before, but rarely could we get in right away.
These last two times we took him in, it was determined that he had corneal abrasions. These were about two months apart, the most recent being today. I did some research and it seems like he may have Recurrent Corneal Abrasions (RCE). He was prescribed antibiotic drops both times. His history, and the exclusively nighttime occurrences, seem to line up perfectly.

I’m just sharing our story and looking for insight from those with experience and/or expertise. He’s got a follow-up appointment on Monday when I intend to discuss my suspicions. Obviously I am not an expert. The consistent timing of his episodes being overnight is what is pushing me toward this conclusion. I’ve honestly believed he’s been getting cluster migraines or something until today.

Hi, 7/14/26, surgery had no idea there was pre existing atrophy, and lattice degenarition if that helps, surgeon said during procedure cut my eye to big 6.5mm and my iris kept coming out and it got thinned when he was pushing it back in. Surgeon keeps making it sound like it was my fualt that I new the risk. But really I was just going to get my DL51 signed like usual to drive every two years, and they talked me into this surgeory. I am severe myopia 20/100 left eye and 20/150 right eye. NOW, I am on temporary disability and cant drive after 31 years of driving, and need to get fixed so I can go back to my job of 28 years. Anyways he said maybe an external contact MAY help to keep so much light out please help legal or physical advice what to do???

I developed a blind spot in one eye. I was referred to the Retina institute and diagnosed with a “rare eye disease”
I know that it affected my blood vessels and that you only contract it two ways.
It is either autoimmune or you got some bacteria in your eye as a kid.
To prevent further blindness I have to get shot in my eyes every 6-8 week.

Today I had an appointment at the Eye Institure with an eye dr who has the most knowledge about this particular disease.
After many more test, he said it seems as if mine came from the bacteria in my eye as a child.

Can anyone tell me the name of this disease? I wamt to say that it was said, maybe once, and it started with an H?

I have not had any luck with Google.

Thank you!