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Eye Swollen, Bruised. Iced It, Painful. What Could Be Done?
Something got into my eye yesterday during my daily activities and I blinked a few times just assuming it came out because I didn t feel anything. This morning I woke up with my eye abnormally swollen and bruised, looking noticeably like I had been hit. I have iced it among other things but it hasn t gone away and I m worried because it is painful to blink, look directly up or directly down. Can you tell me what it is, or ultimately how to decrease the swelling and bruising to fix it entirely?
Mon, 4 Mar 2013
Hi Claudia,
Welcome to HCM.
Your discomfort is most likely due to foreign body still lodged in your eye. Look at a mirror close by and see whether you are able to see any particle in the transparent part of the eye ( cornea). Take a shallow bowl or a hand full of water and try blinking in it.
If you still feel the pain, then consult in emergency as the dust particle can be removed only under a slit lamp microscope in an ophthalmologist's office .
Never rub your eyes as it can cause the superficial layer of the cornea to give away(epithelial defect ) causing more trouble.
So, consult at the earliest and get relieved soon. :)
Welcome to HCM.
Your discomfort is most likely due to foreign body still lodged in your eye. Look at a mirror close by and see whether you are able to see any particle in the transparent part of the eye ( cornea). Take a shallow bowl or a hand full of water and try blinking in it.
If you still feel the pain, then consult in emergency as the dust particle can be removed only under a slit lamp microscope in an ophthalmologist's office .
Never rub your eyes as it can cause the superficial layer of the cornea to give away(epithelial defect ) causing more trouble.
So, consult at the earliest and get relieved soon. :)
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