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Question: I was weed eating my back yard yesterday, when some little piece of "brown" flew up and went into my Lt eye. I do have 2 dogs, so I can not confirm it was a piece of mud. Nope, wasn't wearing googles. My eye watered a lot and I flushed it with my eye drops. Not immediately, I finished weed eating. Early this morning my Lt eye was stuck shut. I put a warm compress on it and went back to sleep. I then awoke with both eyes stuck shut. Someone told my ecoli, if that is what it was, causes pink eye. I can't miss work, but will make a Dr Appt. Could I have pink eye-contagious or just a eye infection-non contagious? Is there an over the counter eye drop that may fix the problem without going to see my PCP?
Brief Answer:
Traumatic injury to cornea
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
This should be a non contagious traumatic conjunctivitis. You should have cleaned the eye immediately with cold water without waiting.
Go to the pharmacy and ask if Ibuprofen / ketoprofen eye drops are available over the counter. Also you can take regular Tab MOTRIN/ADVIL which you might have already at home. This can ease the pain and suffering. Generally with such injury there is a possibility of infection and hence recommend eye antibiotics like Ciprofloxacin. Else the infection can spread deep.
The eye examination should be done to check for injury to cornea in all such circumstances hence do not bypass the visit to PCP, this will be helpful if he can examine the eye and say that cornea is not injured. If cornea injury happens you need specialist referral. If not he can just prescribe you eye antibiotics to prevent spread of infection.
Traumatic injury to cornea
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
This should be a non contagious traumatic conjunctivitis. You should have cleaned the eye immediately with cold water without waiting.
Go to the pharmacy and ask if Ibuprofen / ketoprofen eye drops are available over the counter. Also you can take regular Tab MOTRIN/ADVIL which you might have already at home. This can ease the pain and suffering. Generally with such injury there is a possibility of infection and hence recommend eye antibiotics like Ciprofloxacin. Else the infection can spread deep.
The eye examination should be done to check for injury to cornea in all such circumstances hence do not bypass the visit to PCP, this will be helpful if he can examine the eye and say that cornea is not injured. If cornea injury happens you need specialist referral. If not he can just prescribe you eye antibiotics to prevent spread of infection.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I don't feel as if there is any injury, just an infection. There are no OTC antx eye drops available for this?
Brief Answer:
Enquire about topical eye ciprofloxacin
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
You need Ciprofloxacin eye drops as antibiotic.
You can use Ocu Hist which is an antihistamine once a day for five days.
Enquire about topical eye ciprofloxacin
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
You need Ciprofloxacin eye drops as antibiotic.
You can use Ocu Hist which is an antihistamine once a day for five days.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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