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Best eye drops for scratched eye
A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stephen Hamiltonanswered
Ophthalmology 33 years experience
Unfortunately no: Atropine can take a week to washout. There is really not much that will help but waiting.
4.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. George Yanikanswered
Ophthalmology 33 years experience
Abrasion: Your abrasions should be healed by now I would think. You could have red eyes from the tobramycin. See your ophthalmologist
573 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Bensingeranswered
Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Go for it: A sleep mask will not disturb the healing of the cornea. Your eyes will be closed under it and the cornea will fix itself with no issues.
3.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Andrew Dahlanswered
Ophthalmology 56 years experience
No direct effect: If the use of marijuana impairs your ability to use your eye drops, healing might be negatively effected. In addition, the use of marijuana may decre... Read More
31 viewsAnswered Oct 29, 2020
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Conradanswered
Ophthalmology 35 years experience
Yes: You can use lubricating ointment, like refresh pm or lacrilube, (artificial tears) to soothe your eye. Keeping it closed helps as well.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alfred H. Riveraanswered
Ophthalmology 41 years experience
Depends: The best treatment is whichever treatment your eye doctor feels most comfortable with. Depending on when they trained is the treatment that one will r... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bruce Sarananswered
Ophthalmology 34 years experience
A few possibilities: This could be due to allergies, dry eyes, or eye infections. All can start or affect 1 eye first. The treatments are very different. For allergies, ... Read More
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ari Weitzneranswered
Ophthalmology 34 years experience
Keep eye closed: Less blink- less pain.
5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Kimanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Usually in 1-2 days.: Most scratches in the eye is to the cornea. It is very sensitive and thus painful. Fortunately, they tend to heal very fast. Most within a day and d... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Luis Villaplanaanswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
WE TREAT TO PROTECT: The cornea, shield it and treat it with eye drops to decrease inflammation and prevent infection.
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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