I wear contacts and I have dry eyes. Do I have to buy eye drops for contacts or can I use any eyes drops?

Before getting contacts I used any dry eye drops.

well from what i've heard from opthalmologists
is that you shouldnt use eye drops that say
they get the red out like visine because
all those do is make the blood vessels smaller
instead you should use something like Patanol

I use saline solution, but I just got new contacts (acuvue oasys=]) and they are amazing and never dry.
=]

Bausch and Lomb makes a "lens rewetting" drop specifically for contact lens wearers. Never use Visine or any drop that says not for contact lens wearers.

If you are using the drops when you have your lenses in, you need to use an eye drop solution that says it is safe for use with contacts. Not all OTC eye drops are...
I think you can use regular eye drops when your contacts are not in...
DISCLAIMER: I am not a Dr or health professional, nor do I play one on TV....

I am also a contact wearer and I either use saline solution (same that you store and clean your contacts with) or if that is not handy, I carry rewetting drops and put a couple of those in each eye when the contatcs become dry. These rewetting drops are made specifically for contacts and would probably be best for your eyes.

No you have to buy special drops. It will say "for contacts" on the bottle.

I have this problem, too. I find that when I'm wearing contacts, regular saline solutions don't really last that long. I have a couple of prescription eyedrops that I use instead.

Do not use any old eye drops. It must say for contact lenses. Some good brands are "Blink", "Blink and Clean", and "Aquify". I have tried all of them and never had a problem.