Sun burnt eyes?

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I spent the weekend in blazing sunshine on a lake. Plenty of sun cream was applied by not to my eyes...

Since Sunday they have been very blood-shot and watery and responding only slightly to copious amounts of Optrex. I did have sunglasses on but went in the water a few times (negating the need for a formal capsize drill on my course), and so there was water on the lenses.

I'm off to the docs first thing but wonder if anyone has experienced this and if it is indeed sun damage?

Thanks.
 
If its any help I did this to myself once, passage race trimming Spinnaker into the sun most of the day...

Could not focus on the bulkhead 10 foot away for 30 minutes the next day... I drank VERY little the night before by usual standards so was not that.

Eyes red and watery for few days all ok now.

In fact last medical a couple of weeks ago the optician took extra time doing my eyes she huffed and signed. I asked if it was time for reading glasses, after short whilst she said no. Turns out my eyes are excellent and she was working out if I was cheating...

Sunglasses are useful on a boat if you are not used to it...
 
I suspect sunscreen has been wiped into your eyes.

I have had this a couple of times the worst was skiing , eyes blood shot, weepy eyes, cloudy vision, sensitive to light it goes after a while.

Wear good quality sunglasses and keep sunscreen away from eyes.
 
Thanks for all the ides.

The doctor thinks it is Conjunctivitis. In the 24 hours since my original post, really nasty flu like symptoms have occurred and I've been in bed. I made the mistake of googling my symptoms and think there is a strong possibility of bird flu!

Back to bed now. At least it's good for my waistline.
 
Cheers Tom. I'm sure it isn't Weils but whatever it is this is a bitch of a virus. It's has had me in bed for two days with complete exhaustion. Just now I feel a bit better (ahhh...).

I think the severe tiredness plus mention of water is why they want to make sure it is not down to ratty.
 
It is good to warn people about the dangers of UV exposure, but there are a lot of sunglasses that do not provide good UV protection.
RayBan don't seem to show a transmission curve for any of their lenses. The use of crown glass in lot of sunglasses (which is the hardest material to engineer good UV protection) means they have to work harder to achieve good UV protection.
 
I heard that you fell asleep under the midday sun with your eyes open...............all this after hearing a Scouse accent nearby.
 
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