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Scratched White Part Of Eye With Nail, Blood Spots. Hurts When Blinking, Cold Air Hits. Help?
I scratched the white part on my eye with my finger nail about an hour ago.. enough to see blood spots.. It does not hut too much anymore and my vision is clear it just hurts when when I blink sometimes and also when cold air hits it.. What should I do about this? Is there anything non prescription that I could buy to help it not get infected and heal faster? Thanks a lot for the help it is much appreciated.
Tue, 22 Oct 2013
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I have gone through the question and from my clinical experience I can tell you that it is a case of minor injury to sclera of your eye.
Though it is a minor injury with some blood only but you must clean it with clear water thoroughly.
Please do not rub your eye at all.
To prevent infection and treat pain, I think moxifloxacin eye drops would help. I have seen patients getting good relief in pain with some pain killer like voveran , 50 mg, once a day for two days.
Hope it helps you get better.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
I have gone through the question and from my clinical experience I can tell you that it is a case of minor injury to sclera of your eye.
Though it is a minor injury with some blood only but you must clean it with clear water thoroughly.
Please do not rub your eye at all.
To prevent infection and treat pain, I think moxifloxacin eye drops would help. I have seen patients getting good relief in pain with some pain killer like voveran , 50 mg, once a day for two days.
Hope it helps you get better.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
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