Allergic to plastic eyewear?

Ashlee · #1 09-21-2008, 02:02 PM

When I was younger I was fitted for a pair of eyeglasses and found that my eyes would burn and tear up. I recently purchased a pair of cheap sunglasses that do not have that affect on my eyes. Other pairs I tried on did make my eyes burn. Is this common at all? Maybe it's the polycarbonate?

fool · #2 09-27-2008, 05:18 PM

you are probably allergic to latex. Which is sometimes used to make the soft nose pieces in the form of latex rubber. Latex allergy is pretty common.

mariethea · #3 07-23-2009, 02:30 AM

maybe you need those sunglasses which has the prescription, to be safe and if you really like wearing them, its good to go for a check up so your eyes are in good and safe status.

augest · #4 12-23-2009, 07:36 AM

How could this happen? Your eyeglasses do not contact your eyeballs directly. I think there may be other reasons for your situation.