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sand in eye!!


  • April 2006
    Bodyboarded today :D and on some unexplainable way I got 1 "sand korrel" [piece of sand] in my eye :evil: . You ous don’t have any advice on how I can get it out because it burns like hell, looks like im crying permanently and I can’t close my eye for 5seconds before major pain kicks in...
    I’ve opened my eye under a tap, felt under my eye lid with my own fingers! and searched the surface of my eye...so im pretty stumped. Im now searching google but nothing useful comes up.
    All I want to do is sleep but I can’t

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  • KellyKelly
    April 2006
    Pull your top eyelid out and over your bottom eyelid and move your eye around -- that's always been my best way of handling it. Not sure where it goes but think it ends up behind and works it way out somewhere ... well, at least somewhere you can't feel it!

    But if someone can see the grain of sand then get someone to blow really hard into your eye which should blast it out ... something I learnt from a bunch of kids that we took to the beach ... I was quite amazed - so simple and you don't end up scratching the hell out of your eye!

    BUT unless you can feel it - what it does sound like is that you have scratched the hell out of it, the sand has gone but because it is scratched it just feels like it is there. In that case, I'm not sure what is good for it - maybe eyedrops?? - but whatever you do try not to scratch it anymore.
    Quote:
    SMALL OBJECT ON THE EYE OR EYELID

    The eye will often clear itself of tiny objects, like eyelashes and sand, through blinking and tearing. If not, take these steps:

    1. Tell the person not to rub the eye. Wash your hands before examining it.
    2. Examine the eye in a well-lighted area. To find the object, have the person look up and down, then side to side.
    3. If you can't find the object, grasp the lower eyelid and gently pull down on it to look under the lower eyelid. To look under the upper lid, you can place a cotton-tipped swab on the outside of the upper lid and gently flip the lid over the cotton swab.
    4. If the object is on an eyelid, try to gently flush it out with water. If that does not work, try touching a second cotton-tipped swab to the object to remove it.
    5. If the object is on the eye, try gently rinsing the eye with water. It may help to use an eye dropper positioned above the outer corner of the eye. DO NOT touch the eye itself with the cotton swab.

    A scratchy feeling or other minor discomfort may continue after removing eyelashes and other tiny objects. This will go away within a day or two. If the person continues to have discomfort or blurred vision, get medical help.

    Do Not:

    * DO NOT press or rub an injured eye.
    * DO NOT remove contact lenses unless rapid swelling is occurring, there is a chemical injury and the contacts did not come out with the water flush, or you cannot get prompt medical help.
    * DO NOT attempt to remove a foreign body that appears to be embedded in any part of the eye. Get medical help immediately.
    * DO NOT use cotton swabs, tweezers, or anything else on the eye itself. Cotton swabs should only be used on the eyelid.
    * DO NOT attempt to remove an embedded object.
  • BB4life
    April 2006
    Go see a doctor hahaha thats what Id do.
  • hugh grant
    April 2006
    stop being a panzi.. put another sand piece in the other eye.. that way u really hardcore!!
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