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From: micci@nvuxg.UUCP (D M Dennee)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Discomfort After Taking Contacts Out
Message-ID: <262@nvuxg.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Feb-86 16:30:43 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 18 16:30:43 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 19-Feb-86 20:24:07 EST
Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway, NJ
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I have extended-wear contact lenses, and when I take them out,
my eyes have a "thick" feeling to them.  This lasts for the
duration I have the contacts out (up to 2 weeks) and is discomforting.

It's hard to describe the feeling--I guess it can be described as
a dry feeling also.  Does anyone else have this feeling?  Also,
I've noticed a desensitization of my eyes to particles in them when
my contacts are out--probably just due to being used to having things
in my eyes.

Can anyone confirm that this "thick, dry" feeling in my eyes is normal?

Micci Dennee
Bell Communications Research
Red Bank, NJ  07701