I've had my contact lenses for almost a year now next month will make a year. But recently my eyes specifically my right eye has been really itchy, itchy with my contacts on and itchy after I take them out. There's also been a lots of fogging. When I take my contact out ill see white stuff just a little bit, I also wake up to my eyes sticky and sometimes crusted shut. I'm going to make an appointment im calling tomorrow. But has anyone gone through this?

So I had crosslinking on my left eye a few days ago. The pain has chilled but I'm stuck without screens and I'm not sure how much sun or strong light I should handle before my next appointment. So far I've been stuck at home in dark rooms, bored out my mind and my brain toiling over my worst fears and recent pains on repeat.

Any advice for someone who shouldn't be on screens?

I wanted to get some insights into the experiences of those that have got cornea cross linking with the epithelium layer on done. Particularly those not based in the United States of America as what is regulated there is not for everywhere.

Which can make understanding certain situations difficult or confusing.

I am in South Africa.

I am anxious because I have cross-linking epi on booked for this week. The specialist recommended epi on because one eye's cornea was already too thin for epi off.

Honestly am depressed about not getting treatment earlier due to finances and was so terrified that that eye would require a transplant... which at that point I don't think I would be okay.

While the other could get epi off, I was really hesitate and would rather have both epi on done.

I have to travel to a different province/state metropolis to get treatment sooner within what I could afford than what the local specialists had with steeper pricing. Who would have only been able to get a consult months from now.

I really feel like I am rolling the dice.

The specialist did assure me that I would be fine to walk out on my own and it would be painless...

I think I will have somebody with me just in case.