What's up with my eye?

Question:

ok, so yesterday i was washing my face and rubbing my eyes. then all of a sudden i felt like something went in my eye...like an eyelash. but it was hurting so bad that i couldn't even open it. water was just pouring out of my eye. i rubbed and tried to wash away the eyelash with my tears. then finally i was able to open it but i can't see any eyelash. there is nothing there but i can still feel the akwardness in my eye. whenever i blink..it feels like my eye is being poked by something. its been better since yesterday...but i still feel like there is something there. what is it?...is it my eyelash?...then why can't i see it?..can it go in back of my eyes?...i don't knw what to do?...do u guys have any say?...thanks.

Answers:
You may have scratched your retina. Go see the eye doctor, they will put eye drops in your eye that have a tiny bit of dye so they can look for a scratch or scratches.

I think you haven't got anything in the eye, you have just scratched the cover of it. This can hurt like crazy.

I would suggest going to the chemist and discussing this and getting an appropriate eye wash. :)

u seem perfect dont worry

you could have scratched it somehow.
Scratches hurt like hell! If it's a scratch it will hurt for a long time and after time, may hurt when your eye drys out.
I think you should visit your eye doctor if it continues to hurt, to be on the safe side.

You might have got a scratch on your eyeball from the eyelash - try using eyerops like murine tears so soothe your eye. it should be back to feeling normal soon.

you have scratched your cornea. make sure whatever did ti is out aDruggist will suggest a kubricant you can buy to help it heal

Do you wear contact lenses? It sounds like you scratched your cornea. You should go have it checked out by an eye doctor just to be sure it's not a corneal hernia, which can be serious if you don't get it taken care of. And don't listen to Jacqueline (the 1st answer you got), there's no way you scratched your retina...unless you jammed something into your eye...your retina is inside your eye, not outside.

I'm sorry to hear that!! Whatever fell into your eye may have scratched it~~~ it will be sore for a while but it will eventually go away...good luck!!

I just poked myself in the eye 3 days ago and had to go to the eye doctor...the pain you feel when you blink is because your eye is scratched. I would advise you go to the doctor ASAP so they can prescribe you medicines to prevent infection and what they did for me was put a contact lenses in my eye for a couple of days to act as a "bandage" over the scratch so when you blink you are not "re-opening" the scratch. If you are seeing blurry or alittle distorted, do not worry. Your body's natural healing process will take care of your eye in about a week or less. Just go to the Doctor!! You only have 2 eyes! Can't be too careful! I went to Wal-mart doctor and it was only 45.00

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