Well my eyes been doing this on and off since 8th grade. I'm now a junior in high school and have this problem sometimes at school. My eye gets very red but it doesn't hurt and I can see fine out of it. I've been to some eye doctors and they were clueless on what was bothering my eye. So they gave me some eye drops and told me to use them when my eye is red. Every once in awhile my eyes will switch on redness. One day it will be my right then the day after red. I really want help and stop it. It gets pretty annoying when people say "smoking too much weed?" Or "you got pink eye". Anything would help
Hi TommyF
Having a pink eye, could be cause by a. Number of things. These can include; damaged blood vessels, dust or an airborne allergy. I have this quite a lot and found it to be blocked tear ducts that helps to moisten the eyes. So what I do now is just get a bottle of optrex and an eye bath (just once for each eye) and then morning and night put 1-2 drops in each eye to keep them moist. If your eyes are bloodshot then it could be just dry which is causing a slight irritation at the back of the eye/s
Let us know how you get on TommyF.
Hi Tommy, it does sound like Dry Eye Syndrome. Do you have air con at school? That causes dry eys because it dehydrates them [and everything].
Try bathing your eyes morning and night, using a drop of handwash or something mild, in hot water. Soak a flannel in it and then place it over your eyes for a couple of minutes until it cools. Then, use the ocular lubricant when necessary throughout the day. If this helps, then you have solved the problem.
Remember to drink plenty of water, to keep you hydrated.
Good luck Tommy!
I do hope it helps.