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Side effects

I went to the eye doctor this evening after work because I noticed on Saturday night some serious blurring in my left eye, and this after a lot of redness a few weeks ago and ongoing sensitivity and watery eyes at night, etc. I thought originally it was just more severe allergies than normal this spring, but it turns out no, it's another side effect of pregnancy. Seriously? Apparently so. I never heard of this before, but the cornea can decrease in sensitivity and be much more easily irritated and damaged by contacts. That's what has happened to me. (The optometrist scolded me for not coming in sooner, but last time I brought it up with the obstetrician he thought it didn't look so bad - at least I came in as soon as the actual vision problems started!) The doctor prescribed some drops I'm supposed to take for the next week, which will hopefully clear up the problems with my eye and let me see clearly again. Everything seems to say be careful with using the drops during pregnancy, but it's okay if they are necessary. I'm glad there's a solution, but I'm off contacts indefinitely, which I can't help feeling somewhat grumpy about. My glasses are an older prescription, so I can't see as clearly with them, but I can't get new ones until my eyes clear up. I also can really only drive with sunglasses. I just got some cool new ones last week, too, but now until I can get a new glasses prescription next week (and maybe possibly get prescription sunglasses as well), I'll be stuck driving with a fugly plastic insert that goes on my nose behind my glasses. Boo. Oh well - again, I'm glad there's a solution for the blurry vision, so I'll be grateful for that. And hopefully by Christmas I can wear my contacts again.

Full post as published by Irish Law on June 23, 2008 (boomark / email).