Well, I have been an AllNurses "addict" for a while now, but I never posted a thread (I enjoyed reading everybody elses instead.) So here it goes!!
Working in a hospital causes my eyes to become very irritated. I have worn contacts for almost 10 years and I still haven't been able to control how agitated they get. I use rewetting drops at home and that usually helps, but nothing works while I am at work. Now that I have been working night-turn it is even worse! By 4 AM I want to tear them out of my head!!! The cold weather here in Pittsburgh (-10 degrees:crying2: this week) have caused the heaters to crank up and patients asking me if I am ok because my eyes are so red and they think I am crying! Does anybody else out there have this problem? If so, do you have any tips or tricks? I even took desperate measures and pulled out my glasses tonight and wore them to work (My family doesn't even see me in my glasses) but that didn't even help either since I guess I am so used to wearing the contacts!!
I couldn't wear my contacts to work either. I thought the problem was the A/C making the air so dry, plus its recirculated so that makes it dry as well.
Most of the staff I work with has a hard time with contacts at work so I truely do think the air is much drier.
I agree...it's more than likely the dry air. I couldn't wear my contacts much at all in the hospital setting and ended up having Lasik.
I can't wear my contacts to clinical either. I have tried rewetting drops, and even drops that clean while you wear. I just wear my glasses on clinical days. I have my hair up, no makeup, and those awful school scrubs so my glasses can only improve my look lol.
Does anybody else out there have this problem? If so, do you have any tips or tricks? I even took desperate measures and pulled out my glasses tonight and wore them to work (My family doesn't even see me in my glasses) but that didn't even help either since I guess I am so used to wearing the contacts!!
SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN
10,263 Posts
Glasses.
I have never been able to wear lenses for more than a few hours at a time. Ever.