YANMFD... I have a friend who, on Thursday, experienced sharp pains in his left side--he described the location as, "About an inch inside, directly aligned with my underarm". He felt it about 15 times over the course of the day and said it was "sharp and sudden" and caused him to wince and bend over. The next day, he woke up and there was blood in his right eye--not bloodshot, but blood, like a pool. It went away over the course of the day. He insists these things are not related and won't go to the doctor. As a result, I'm worried. Could these things be connected and what could they be? He's 44. [more inside]
posted by dobbs on Nov 10, 2012 - 19 answers

Please recommend OTC products/at-home treatments and preventive measures for recurring eye styes and eyelid issues. Gross details within! [more inside]
posted by pupstocks on Apr 10, 2012 - 17 answers

I'm in love with my cat. Quick question for cat owners about her eye. [more inside]
posted by zenpop on Oct 2, 2011 - 17 answers

A friend of mine gradually lost sight of his right eye. He can no longer move it and doctors won't give him answers. Has anybody heard of this? [more inside]
posted by Zeker on Jul 23, 2011 - 6 answers

My boyfriend burst a blood vessel in his eye while doing an inverted weightlifting exercise today. Is this something to worry about? [more inside]
posted by you're a kitty! on Feb 24, 2011 - 14 answers

Looking for 1st hand experience of optic neuritis. Googled out and YANMD. [more inside]
posted by jara1953 on Nov 7, 2009 - 8 answers

I woke up with my eyelid half-swollen shut. Given the circumstances, how should I treat it? [more inside]
posted by Girl Scout of Death on May 4, 2009 - 16 answers

HELP MY EYE!!!! I hope that got your attention, because I have a long explanation about my LEFT EYE.....It has a serious problem where it is constantly closing and it is basically half the size of my right eye. I have no idea what it is and need any information that there is out there. Sorry it's so long :( [more inside]
posted by eve28 on Apr 29, 2007 - 17 answers

I woke up today with a slightly sore eyelid, then during a hot shower, the area above my eye swelled to a point my eye is halfway shut. What's going on? [more inside]
posted by kingtaj on Mar 17, 2007 - 22 answers

My eyelid is swelling up but I don't know if it's a Stye or a Chalazion. [more inside]
posted by shanevsevil on Dec 2, 2006 - 18 answers

GPC (Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis) - have it? Know much about it? Tell me. [more inside]
posted by AthenaPolias on Oct 28, 2006 - 7 answers

Can this contact lens klutz re-use a lens? [more inside]
posted by fijiwriter on May 25, 2006 - 6 answers

Weird eye twitch driving me crazy. Help me before I kill again. [more inside]
posted by klangklangston on Nov 22, 2005 - 30 answers

about three hours ago i got some plywood dust/splinters in my eye. I washed out my eye and put in a bunch of eye drops. My eye still hurts, which I guess is to be expected, but more disturbingly, the pupil in the aggravated eye is dilating more than the other one. any advice or suggestions?
posted by puppy kuddles on Jun 14, 2005 - 19 answers