I’m panicking right now like mad… I woke up this morning with a little red blotch on the inner corner of my eye… It was annoying looking but didn’t hurt at all… However over the course of the day it has gotten so much worse that now my whole eye is bloodshot and it has begun to pain, particularly when I move it…

Some of my friends say I have pink eye, but I am scared it might be something worse. I’m a poor college student and haven’t been taking care of myself… I have monthly contact lenses but I can’t afford to get new ones every month.. so I have been using the same pair since SEPTEMBER, and I often make them last 3 or 4 months at a time… also recently I ran out of contact solution so I’ve been re-using the solution in my lens case thing… at least 3 nights at a time..

Is it the contact lens thing..? Today my friend told me doing this could cause some sort of cataract that will make me go blind… I’m scared this is happening to me..

Or could it just be pink eye?

I have a huge dance rehearsal on Saturday and I need to keep wearing these same contact lenses until at least then.

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Answer by Seeing Eye
You don’t have a cataract. Cataracts occur on your lens which is inside your eye. You have to follow the instructions for your contacts and change them accordingly or all kinds of garbage will accumulate in them. If you have pink eye (itchy, red, lots of mucus build-up after you sleep) then you should go to the medical center at the university since it is usually a lot cheaper for students. They can give you eye drops. Otherwise, get new solution at the very least.

If it is pink eye and you can’t go to the medical center, use a warm, clean, moist compress on the affected eye. Make sure it is clean.

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Answer by David
doubt it. ask an eye doctor.

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Answer by Jinny E
Take her to the vet, she could have scratched her eye. She may just need antibiotic eye drops.

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Answer by 138
Well, if you have enough money to start racing, then you should have enough money to get your eye fixed.

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I know that the same condition occurs on aged people, so, I guess my dog that is 13,5 years old can have cataracts as well?

I will definitely visit the vet asap, I just need your opinion and if you ever faced a similar situation with you dog.

Thanksss
It’s not a specific breed… we had found it on the street many years ago and we helped it.
It’s looks like a blue cloudy color, white is a general word for that.
Amon, my dog’s eye looks kinda like this pic:
http://www.marvistavet.com/assets/images/Nuclear_sclerosis.gif

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Answer by Cheshire Cat
What breed is your dog?
I think some herding breeds have that and it’s normal.

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Note: We asked the vet specifically about a cataract – he said that since the cloudiness appeared within a matter of a few days, in addition to her being relatively young, it’s more than likely that it isn’t a cataract.

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Answer by Aussies are my ♥ Dogs
My shih tzu has eye ulcers. The vet can run a dye test to check for them.

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Tonight whilst carrying him downstairs to investigate the house I noticed that his eye on the affected side was an odd shape, sort of squared off almost. Closer inspection showed some kind of bump on his eye in the form of a raised white line. The eye also seems rather dull and almost dry-looking at times.

I am not too worried about his vision, as he has never really been able to see too well anyway because of his colouration, but does the eye pose any other health risks to him if it IS damaged?

Is it likely that he accidentally scratched it during grooming or could it actually be a cataract? How do I tell the difference?

I don’t want to have his eye removed/operated on as it is a stressful surgical procedure upon an animal that isn’t really young any more, but if it’s likely to cause him serious harm then I might have to consider it.

I’m looking for peoples’ opinions before I take him to the vets about it so that I can get an idea of what we’re faced with and what to say to the vet in the first place, but I’ll certainly be taking him so there’s no need to remind me to do that.
1) HE’S A BOY.
2) IT’S 1:00 AM

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Answer by Jade
Don’t ask people on Yahoo Answers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take her to the clinic, the vet! Just take care of that scratch dude!

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Answer by Tim D
If the frog is worth the expense and trouble, I suggest you consult a vet. People here may suggest disease or whatever but it’s not a great idea to rely on those who can’t even see it and who aren’t pros.

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(1mk) 1.) Early types of contact lenses were made of non-permeable glass. This could allow lactic acid to build up in part B, causing discomfort.

Suggest why lactic acid builds up when people use contact lenses made of glass.

(1mk) 2.) The cornea has no blood vessels. Suggest why it is possible to graft in a replacement lens here without it being rejected.

(2mks) 3.) Suggest a simple method you could use to measure the extent of the field of view of a human.

(4mks) 4.) Describe the reflex action in the iris when the intensity of light entering the eye is suddenly increased.

(1mk) 5.) Suggest why many animals have most of their sense organs on the head.

(1mk) 6.) Give one advantage of having two eyes (believe it or not, I don’t know this. <_<).

7.)The lens is made of protein. In some people, part of the lens may become cloudy. This is known as a cataract.

(2mks) A.) Describe a test for protein.
(2mks) B.) Suggest how a cataract would affect the function of the lens

(2mks) 8.) A person with a cataract can have their cloudy lens replaced with one made from a special material. Suggest 2 properties the material would need to have to be successful as a lens.

(2mks) 9.) Describe how glucose moves from the aqueous humour into the lens, when the concentration of the glucose is abnormally high.

And that's all. You don't have to answer them all, but if you know one, just give the number (and A or B if present) and its answer. These are all questions from different years, but our teacher is mad, she could pull a question from any one of these, regardless if we've learned about it or not.

Thanks in advance.
I looked up some of these questions on the internet, and I got some answers, such as the sense organs on head one, or the test for protein one, but others, like measuring the field of view, or the replacement lens, I didn't find anything. That's why I asked here. My own text books don't contain any info on these.

Besides, isn't this site named Yahoo Answers?

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Answer by millardmissmore
A much better way to prepare for the test would be for YOU to look up the answers to these questions. When you’ve done the research, you will know the material much better than if someone merely tells you an answer.

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Answer by Submit
I suggest you go to the good doctor!

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