super glue in eye?

Question: my grandma got super glue in her eye....she thought it was eyedrops....and she wont go to the doctor...she rippes her lashes out...and tried for three hours to get it out.....this was two days ago...she said it doesnt hurt and she can see fine...what will happen if she doesnt go to the dr.....what should i do

Answers:
I did this myself, those damn little bottles look so much alike. I realized as i was dropping the drops into my eye what was happening (poor moment to recognize the bottle). Being an EMT I knew what to do...I immediately held the eye open and flushed it with water from the sink tap for a good ten minutes or so....hurts like the dickens. That washed away most of the glue. The solvent left my eye irritated for the rest of the day which I treated with real eyedrops.
No on to your problem: If here eye is glued shut, she should go to the emergency room immediately (though after two days, they may not be able to save the eye any more, I'm sorry) If the eye is open this is much better. I do not know if the glue will disolve on it's own if the eye is closed. If the eye is open, and she just has glue gumming up the lashes she is in good shape and the any glue in the eye itself is already hardened and will be pushed out by eye fluids. The glue will wear out of the lashes eventually as well. If the eye is closed, the lid is likely glued to the outer layer of the eyeball, and if she pulls to much she could tear or dompletely seperate the cornea, leaving no sight in that eye.
Get to a doctor, and good luck

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In the ER they do have things to counteract glue.

When my mom did not want to go to the doctor or hospital, I would say, do you want to go in the car or in the ambulance. Make your gran make a choice. It is not worth her eyesight. Just take her.

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my man got super glue in his eye lmao it so funny thinking about it now ...he also ripped his eyeopen ...BUT...if she got it directly in her eye she need to see a dr ...if she doesnt want to go drag her or get the dr to come and see her

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