Red Lines On the White Part of Your Eyes

[Jesus the Porkyeti]

See Title.

 

[Tipsy Turtle]

Are you retarded?

 

[Aikouka]

It's blood .

 

[JulesMaximus]

They are racing stripes. No need to worry.

 

[jhayx7]

Stop straining so much on the $hitter

 

[Rastus]

Pack another bowl, they'll go away.

 

[Viper GTS]

Look up corneal neovascularization.

Typically caused by contact lenses & the idiots who wear them for months on end.

Viper GTS

 

[mundane]

Blood vessels. IMy optometrist told me that normally, oxygen is provided to the eye directly. When something is in the way (say, wearing old contacts for 16 hrs a day), the oxygen is no longer delivered, and small capillaries are formed. Too much of this situation, and those small blood vessel networks will grow and start to hamper vision. I was told that the process will reverse itself if I stopped wearing my damn contacts for every waking moment.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: mundane
Blood vessels. IMy optometrist told me that normally, oxygen is provided to the eye directly. When something is in the way (say, wearing old contacts for 16 hrs a day), the oxygen is no longer delivered, and small capillaries are formed. Too much of this situation, and those small blood vessel networks will grow and start to hamper vision. I was told that the process will reverse itself if I stopped wearing my damn contacts for every waking moment.

isn't that what they're for - seeing while you are awake?

 

[clamum]

Littering and... littering and... littering and... smokin the reefer.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Marijuana /thread

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Originally posted by: mundane
Blood vessels. IMy optometrist told me that normally, oxygen is provided to the eye directly. When something is in the way (say, wearing old contacts for 16 hrs a day), the oxygen is no longer delivered, and small capillaries are formed. Too much of this situation, and those small blood vessel networks will grow and start to hamper vision. I was told that the process will reverse itself if I stopped wearing my damn contacts for every waking moment.

You know whats funny, mine are rather visible (more than average I think) and my vision sometimes is blurred at distance (happens all the time indoors), however, when I am in daylight (maybe because of the sun, I have no idea) I always see everything clearly no matter how far it is... This is why I havent used glasses so far and I aint thinking about it either

 

[mundane]

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself

Originally posted by: mundane
Blood vessels. IMy optometrist told me that normally, oxygen is provided to the eye directly. When something is in the way (say, wearing old contacts for 16 hrs a day), the oxygen is no longer delivered, and small capillaries are formed. Too much of this situation, and those small blood vessel networks will grow and start to hamper vision. I was told that the process will reverse itself if I stopped wearing my damn contacts for every waking moment.

You know whats funny, mine are rather visible (more than average I think) and my vision sometimes is blurred at distance (happens all the time indoors), however, when I am in daylight (maybe because of the sun, I have no idea) I always see everything clearly no matter how far it is... This is why I havent used glasses so far and I aint thinking about it either

I actually need to pick up a pair of glasses for this reason. I can't see well enough without vision correction to do much of anything.

 

[Kadarin]

They're a sign that your eyes are about to explode and turn into bloody pulps.

 

[PetunZ]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: mundane
Blood vessels. IMy optometrist told me that normally, oxygen is provided to the eye directly. When something is in the way (say, wearing old contacts for 16 hrs a day), the oxygen is no longer delivered, and small capillaries are formed. Too much of this situation, and those small blood vessel networks will grow and start to hamper vision. I was told that the process will reverse itself if I stopped wearing my damn contacts for every waking moment.

isn't that what they're for - seeing while you are awake?

Certain contact lenses let more air through than others. That's why it's typically bad to wear your contacts overnight while you sleep. Some contacts now say that they are safe to be left in overnight, which means those specific contacts let in more oxygen to the eye than normal contacts.

Also, if you tend to overwear your contact lenses (say you wear 2 week disposables for 2 months), then the protein and dirt buildup from those old contacts will additionally restrict the flow of air to your eye; this causes the blood vessels to creep into the white parts of your eye.

If you are experiencing this, then you should talk to your optometrist about getting glasses that you can wear to cut down on your contact lens use. To help reverse the effects, you should wear your glasses at least 30-mins-to-an-hour after you wake up and especially before you go to sleep, to ensure your eyes get oxygen.

 

[KLin]

Fall needs to hurry up and get here so school will start back up. :roll:

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: KLin
Fall needs to hurry up and get here so school will start back up. :roll:

I don't think that'll stop the Porkyeties from posting.

 

[dennilfloss]

Watch Total Recall and you'll know.

 

[eits]

do a wikipedia search on ciliary injection and/or hyperemia

 

[Jesus the Porkyeti]

Originally posted by: KLin
Fall needs to hurry up and get here so school will start back up. :roll:

Hehehe. We learned about the eyes already. Unfortunately, I forgot to ask about the vessels in, and around, the eyes.

 

[nonameo]

That is the intelligence leaking out of your brain due to too much internets.