i was playing with my dog and his foot caught my eyeball. I couldnt open it for an hour or so, and even though i cant see (ha) any markings on the eyeball now it still is quite sore. just wondering how long it will take to heal or if there is anything i should be doing to help it heal??
2007-01-17 14:31:14 · 11 answers · asked by all that jazz 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Make sure there is nothing in your eye, like dirt. I scratched my eye last year and it took a few days to heal. It felt like there was a hair or something on my eyeball but it was a scratch. As long as there is not debris in your eye and no deep cut or tear of the eye then you should be fine in a few days.
2007-01-17 14:41:44 · answer #1 · answered by QandA 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT..., to get that eye covered! Get a patch put on it as quickly as possible. Keep it on for 24 hours!!!!
The eye can heal itself IF it is not a too deep if you get the patch on it. With the eyelid restrained - the natural moisture trapped in the eye will help heal it. I got this advice from an eye doctor.
Get some cotton or wadded up gauze and tape it securely over the eye. And if you need to, fashion a band to make sure it stays on.
I would recommend going to the doctor first chance you get in case of infection, because I can not tell how badly your eye is scratched. Odds are you will be fine - but there is no need in risking loss of your eyesight just the same.
2007-01-17 14:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by Victor ious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a paper cut on my eye a few years ago, I was in the car and a paper was on the dash and when the heater kicked in, it blew the paper up in my face and cut my eye. It was hard to believe anything like a paper cut could hurt that bad and my eye just kept watering. Finally went to a doctor because of pain and he looked at it, put a salve antibiotic in it and completely covered my eye with a patch. Keeping it patched for about 5 days took care of the problem. When you get a cut in the eye, the light getting to the eye really aggravates it. Try keeping it covered and see if that takes care of it.
2007-01-17 16:28:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this has been happening for a while now you need to work out a optometrist. do no longer itch your eye on the grounds which will purely make it worse. you need to of scratched your cornea and the only thank you to permit it heal is to get it dilated than have a particular touch that the rfile. grants. you need to be care finished with the kind of injury simply by fact it could make your eye website worsen as time is going by using. See a rfile in case you have flushed out your eye and it nonetheless irritates you.
2016-12-12 14:03:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scratches can be serious. You need to see a doctor, if it starts feeling worse, but for the meantime, you need to put a patch on it to prevent blinking, which irritates your eye. If its red tomorrow, definitely go to the doc. They have special lamps and drops to detect how bad it is, and will treat it with drops.(see an ophthalmologist) feel better soon.
2007-01-17 14:38:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wahs your eyes with clean water or with eye-wash. If it doesn't get better, rush to the emergency room of the closest hospital for medical assistance.
Don't scratch it or touch with your hand.
Good luck
2007-01-17 14:41:48 · answer #6 · answered by future_mathematician 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should see a doctor because you may have damaged the cornea
2007-01-17 14:40:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get an eyewash and see the eyedoctor asap.
2007-01-17 14:38:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to go to casualty and get it looked at, you don`t want an infection.
Don`t wait, they will give you drops or cream for your eye.
By the way I am a Dr.
2007-01-17 14:44:16 · answer #9 · answered by Tink 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you probably scratched your cornia.. go to the doctors tomorrow because itll probably start to swell
2007-01-17 14:38:55 · answer #10 · answered by JennaL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋