Why Do My Eyes Water With Colored Contacts? Quick Fixes
Putting in colored contacts and immediately looking like you just watched a sad movie is frustrating. Your eyes water, your makeup smudges, and you wait five minutes for the tears to stop. Usually, they do. Sometimes, they do not.
Here are the actual reasons and how to fix each one.
Wrong Way Around
An inside-out lens does not sit flush against your cornea. The edges lift slightly, which triggers your blink reflex and tear production. Remove the lens, check the orientation, and reinsert. The bowl shape, not the saucer shape. This is the cause of unexplained watering about half the time.
Dirty Lens
If you did not clean your lenses thoroughly the night before, residual protein deposits irritate your eye upon insertion. The watering is your eye trying to flush out what feels like a foreign object. Clean your lenses more carefully tonight.
New Lens Adjustment
A brand new pair of colored contacts can trigger watering for the first hour or two. Your eyes adjust to the new material and the feeling fades. If watering continues past the first full day, the fit or material may not agree with your eyes. Our Illusory Series and Nova Series use the same HEMA+NVP material with 38% water content for consistent comfort.
Find comfortable colored contacts that do not make you cry.