something on my eye

[M|x]

i got a speck of dust or something on my eye. it is beginnig to be sore, and i cant get it out. does anyone have any ideas? it feels like its a bit above iris. i cant see it though.

[Ajax]

Dunk your head under a sink full of clean water, with your eyes open, and try to blink it out?

[GNEP]

Had this really bad a couple of months ago. Ended up (after a day of it getting more and more sore... and NOTHING I was doing shifting it including everything that is likely to be suggested here and more) going to the eye casualty at St Thomas' Hospital (which happens to be across the road from the office). A nice doctor there got the tiniest speck of dust out with the tip of a needle and prescribed me with some eyedrops to keep any potential infection out.

Made me glad to have the NHS

[M|x]

belive me, Ajax, i tried that a couple of hours ago. i got it around 7 pm, and now its 11:39 pm.i was just sitting in front of my computer, and there it was. i think ill go to bed now, and hope that it goes away during the night.
man, this sucks

[Gurm]

It won't.

I had this happen about 10 years ago, and like GNEP needed a quick trip to the eye doctor, who numbed my eye, and used the tip of a needle to get it out. Followup was antibiotic & anaesthetic drops for a few days.

- Gurm

[HomeBrewer]

Did you check your eylid closely? That's where the nerves really are.

[GuchiGuh]

I had the same problem awhile ago M|x.
Get a warm damp cloth and place it over your eye while you sleep. Tomorow it will be gone

[gt40]

don't let it stay too long. I know someone that has had metal embedded in the eye for long enough that the doctor had to use a surgical grinder to 'smooth' out the surface of the eye after removal.

[MultimediaMan]

See an eye doctor...you may have an edema or conjunctiva of some type either on the eye itself or the eyelid. It might need to be treated with a mild steroid or antibiotic.

In any case, don't screw with it, get to opthamologist: an optomtrist or an ER as a secondary contact: both have the gear to at least tell what it is what you have, if not treat it outright.

[M|x]

i went down to the doctor today. it was nothing there, but it was a gland on my eye that had swelled. should be gone in a couple of days with some eye-salve i got good thing i went to see the doctor

[GNEP]

Always trust the MURCers when you hear the same advice from more than one of us Glad it's on its way to recovery...