Change Doctors!

I feel ya there on the military care system. I finally went to the ER out in town versus the MTF (Military Treatment Facility, for those who are not familiar with Armed Forces lingo )because I was having photophobia (severe pain in the eyes caused by bright lights, also my eyes were very painful and dry). The MTF said I just wanted my husband home (funny thing is, they asked me if I wanted them to call hubby's command and see if he could come home, I adamantly stated no, they called anyway. My husband almost got into trouble, until I proved that I told them I was okay, that my eyes just incredibly hurt, and that hubby could stay out. I was able to prove that there WAS something wrong with me too. I actually called the administrator at the hospital (Naval Hospital Bremerton)and told him how the doctor treated me and he said it was wrong. My two very young children were there with me and since it took almost 4 hours to be seen, they were both naturally riled up and it made it harder.)So long story short (or maybe not), I ended up leaving the MTF without anything but a diagnosis of a corneal scratch, my husband caught a flight to San Diego to reattach with his command, I got a girlfriend to drive me to the ER in Silverdale, they actually diagnosed me with, for the life of me, I cannot actually remember the clinical term, keritin-something. Anyway its photophobia, corneal scratching, dry eyes, and extreme eye discomfort due to being on birth control while wearing contacts. It doesn't normally affect as many women anymore, but since I do have connective tissue disorders, I may have been at higher risk. Needless to say, I dropped the birth control in favor of the contact lenses. (I have a tubal ligation, the birth control was to regulate my periods in hopes of making them shorter and less painful)
You might want to seek the local ER for civilians as they will listen to you, if you cannot get a diagnosis at your next doctor's appointment.