Red Eyes?

[MissVapor]

Not sure if this is related or not, but since using my e cig, I've noticed my eyes will get red/bloodshot especially around my iris's..

Has this happened to you? Let me know because if you have got red eyes, there is a good possibility it is related, if not I will consider other possibilities, but it seemed strange to me..

Thanks

 

[TropicalBob]

PG is known to irritate eyes if the vapor gets into them in any quantity. You're not trying to French inhale and sucking vapor up to your eyes, are you?

Probably no connection from inhaling it, however. No one else has reported that in the past year.

 

[laynies]

My eyes have been red a lot lately too.

But I don't know if it is from vaping or from reading through this forum every night since I started.

I've been vaping for about 12 days now, converted a fellow co-worker. Spent almost as much money as I pay for a months rent but I love it. I tried a cig last night and it was so nasty... ugh.

This forum is such a wonderful source of information.

 

[booboo]

yup, look like a pothead....dilated pupils and a glassy appearance too!

 

[rescueme]

I am so glad you asked this question because I wondered the same thing. My eyes are also extremely dry.

 

[MissVapor]

So, maybe there is a link here? My sister keeps asking why my eyes are red and I have no idea b/c they aren't itchy and they don't hurt. Ill try closing my eyes when I exhale and see if it helps..

 

[wv2win]

I've had no problem since I started vaping in February.

 

[katink]

Are you using lenses? I do remember someone having to moisten those more often, or with a thicker gel or something?

Other possibilities:
- getting some liquid onto your hands/fingers, then without thinking rubbing your eyes?
- when you stop smoking tobacco, one of the side-effects can be that, for some time (couple of months to half a year) any allergies get worse (after that, they often get less then when you were smoking; but first there is a spike upwards) - could it be this?

 

[MissVapor]

Are you using lenses? I do remember someone having to moisten those more often, or with a thicker gel or something?

Other possibilities:
- getting some liquid onto your hands/fingers, then without thinking rubbing your eyes?
- when you stop smoking tobacco, one of the side-effects can be that, for some time (couple of months to half a year) any allergies get worse (after that, they often get less then when you were smoking; but first there is a spike upwards) - could it be this?

I don't use lenses. but rubbing my eyes is a possibility..I've been closing my eyes tonight to see how they react in a few hrs.
I hope my allergies don't get worse, Im already allergic to lobster, shrimp. uncooked apples, cherries, pears, peaches, blueberries, carrots, sno peas and soymilk.
Those allergies started 4 yrs ago after my 2nd child was born and Im not even sure of all the uncooked food Im allergic to yet. the list keeps growing..

 

[Doc]

- getting some liquid onto your hands/fingers, then without thinking rubbing your eyes?
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This is the likely cause. The liquid will not wipe from you hands easily due to it lipophillic base. Use soap and water. Avoid touching your face. Consider VG.

 

[scrubadub]

I've had trouble with red eyes and I'm fairly certain it's to do with rubbing them. It was particularly bad when I had the first gen Dura which had a lot of problems with leaking carts. I've always assumed the problem was more to do with rubbing nicotine in the eye than the PG though.

 

[MissVapor]

Well, I have been through all the liquids..PG, PEG and VG liquids and still have a reaction of red dry eyes...

I don't even use nicotine liquids anymore and it is still happening...I can go a whole day without vaping and my eyes will still be irratated from the night before..

I add drops to moisturize them but it only helps temporarily...

Anyone else having eye issues!!??

 

[rejoice]

For the first time in my life I have dry eyes. I have to put drops in my eyes everyday.
I have said this before on here. I do not know if vaping is causing this. I went to the eye doctor complaining about my eyes. Some days it is worst than others.
In the morning when I wake up my eyes are red. So yes,dry red eye problem here.

 

[MissVapor]

For the first time in my life I have dry eyes. I have to put drops in my eyes everyday.
I have said this before on here. I do not know if vaping is causing this. I went to the eye doctor complaining about my eyes. Some days it is worst than others.
In the morning when I wake up my eyes are red. So yes,dry red eye problem here.

yes it has to be..I quit using the e cig for about 3 months and my dry eyes went away and started again last month and now its happening all over again.. I am always careful to blow away from my face or close my eyes but it still happens..

 

[Kattdaddy]

yes it has to be..I quit using the e cig for about 3 months and my dry eyes went away and started again last month and now its happening all over again.. I am always careful to blow away from my face or close my eyes but it still happens..

Cigarettes themselves are processed using Pg to keep them moist during the manufacturing process of the tobacco leaf. So, as a smoker you have dealt with PG and VG throughout the years of smoking. I would venture to say that the only outcome at this point that can be happening is some of the liquid that made contact with your fingers is making is way into your eyes by rubbing them, like Doc said. I don't really know what to tell you except ... maybe try to only wipe your eyes ith a tissue or clean rag the next time that you feel you ned to rub them. See if that helps.

 

[MissVapor]

Cigarettes themselves are processed using Pg to keep them moist during the manufacturing process of the tobacco leaf. So, as a smoker you have dealt with PG and VG throughout the years of smoking. I would venture to say that the only outcome at this point that can be happening is some of the liquid that made contact with your fingers is making is way into your eyes by rubbing them, like Doc said. I don't really know what to tell you except ... maybe try to only wipe your eyes ith a tissue or clean rag the next time that you feel you ned to rub them. See if that helps.

No, Im not getting any liquid in my eyes..I wish it was as simple as that..maybe it has something to do with the metal part of the atomizer and not the liquid at all? There are so many factors who knows..it may be as simple as the flavoring as well..

 

[Madame Psychosis]

My mother got visibly pink/red eyes when she spent any amount of time in the closed-off room where I was vaping during the holidays at home. (I vape 50-70% PG mixtures.) So I can believe it might be due to the PG, or, the combination of PG's drying/irritation effect on eyes and the unbelievable dryness indoors during winter.

Try some lubricating eye drops, and more ventilation/air circulation in the room(s) you vape in?

(I don't know if VG will aide the issue. Given all the other allergies you have, you might have a PG issue - in people with a lot of sensitivities, it's more like a 5% rate instead of a 2.5% rate from the data I've seen.)

 

[RIMP]

Dry eyes here also Especially if I've been vaping in the car with the windows rolled up I use lube eye drops couple times a day Also get dry skin around my nose/eyes I believe it's due to the vape clouds Love the clouds however I use pg with about 10-20% vg
RIMP

 

[MissVapor]

Try some lubricating eye drops, and more ventilation/air circulation in the room(s) you vape in?

I do use drops everyday now....it got so bad at one point when I was using PEG liquid I had to go to the eye doctor

(I don't know if VG will aide the issue. Given all the other allergies you have, you might have a PG issue - in people with a lot of sensitivities, it's more like a 5% rate instead of a 2.5% rate from the data I've seen.)

none of the liquids I use have pg in it..I only use VG liquids with non pg flavoring, but like I said before it has happend with PG , PEG and VG

 

[dlynne]

I also have developed red eyes after vaping for a month. Sometimes I would have bloodshot eyes in the morning when I smoked analogs. It disappeared for about a week after I started to vape, but now red eyes have returned with a vengence, the problem is not solved with eye drops.

I am careful not to get liquid in my eyes by rubbing them. I am going to make a conscious effort to blow the smoke firmly away and see if that helps.