It kind of burns, I was eating a fat free lays chip and a piece snapped off when I bit into it and it landed in my eye. of all the freak things to happen, gaahhhh. so will I just have a piece of potato chip floating around inside my head until my body absorbs it or what?
2007-11-09 19:18:03 · 5 answers · asked by Count Chocula 5 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I don't do antibiotics unless I am at risk of dying
2007-11-09 19:29:00 · update #1
it will float around inside your brain for an indefinite amount of time. if you sneeze really hard, it may dislodge though!
goodluck
2007-11-11 10:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt it penetrated or is still in there-you wouldn't be sitting in front of the computer, you'd be on your way to ER. It probably just bounced off or was immediately flushed out by tears, but either way you probably have a small abrasion. If it's bugging you to death, go see the doc and he can prescribe some steroid and antibiotic eyedrops.
If it's not that bad, just wait it out or you can try an antihistimine eyedrop called Zatidor to soothe the inflammation-it's OTC in drugstores, Walmart, etc. DON'T use anti-redness eyedrops like Visine-it will make it worse. Plain wetting drops are OK if you make sure there's no anti-redness stuff in them, but probably won't help much.
2007-11-09 19:44:00 · answer #2 · answered by barbara 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to flush your eye out running water for at least 1 minute. The if you began to have pain, irritation and redness you need to see an ER doc to check to see if your cornea is scratched. Your gonna probaly need antibiotics to prevent conjuntivitis.
2007-11-09 19:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by dwaindaddy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any foreign body in the eye should be removed by a medical practitioner to prevent scratching the cornea.
2007-11-09 19:26:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you saying it pierced your eye or is it just on the outside of your eye.
2007-11-09 19:21:39 · answer #5 · answered by seansippo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋