I've rinsed out my eyes continually but I keep getting little blobs of flour-water appearing in the corners of my eyes. Is it possible that when the flour-water first got in my eyes that it migrated to the back of my eyes? Can stuff actually get to the very back of your eyes?
2007-12-20 16:52:09 · 2 answers · asked by AJ 1 in Health ➔ Optical
The "back of your eyes"? No...the eye itself is encased in a membrane., thus you cannot , for example, lose a contact lens in the "back of your eye"...I assume you're concerned about the retina, etc. I might suggest having someone assist you , over a sink, with a running stream of water, rinse out the eye completely. For example, have them hold the eyelids open and pour a glass of water into the eye...it will clear out any objects or "gunk" that has formed from the water and flour.
Your eye may be irritated for a day or so, but you should be fine. If you still find you're having trouble, by all means, seek the advice of a Doctor!
Good luck!
2007-12-20 19:29:45 · answer #1 · answered by jeanratchford 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
The locations between the eye and the eyelids are known as the conjunctival sacs (Sacks, but with latin spelling).
The inside surface of the eyelid (a clear layer, the conjunctiva), loops round to form the front surface of the eyeball, sittng on top of the white sclera.
So they are pouches, with no open route to behind the eye.
(This also deals with the myth of "contact lenses can go behind your eye and rub on the optic nerve.")
2007-12-21 03:31:34 · answer #2 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋