Question 1

if you were to open your eyes underwater, could the water damage  surface or cornea? how do you get conjunctiva on the sclwra?

Accepted Answer

No: The worse thing that might happen is mild irritation.

Question 2

if you were to open your eyes underwater , could the water damage the surface of the eyes like the cornea , conjunctiva and the sclera?

Accepted Answer

No: While the eyes might become irritated and be somewhat red when you surface, the water if uncontaminated, will cause no surface damage.  Salt water in fact would be less harmful since it matches the surface fluids of the eye more exactly.

Question 3

what happens if you cover your eye for too long?

Accepted Answer

Depends: What is too long?  Why would you do this?  Probably nothing.  If covered to treat certain conditions, then it would be up to the treating physician.  If there are issues, discuss with your eye care professional.

Question 4

how do you quickly heal and cover a black eye?

Accepted Answer

Cold packs: A black eye is basically bruising to the soft tissue around the eye.  Like most bruises, ice packs placed on the area can minimize the bruising.  This is assuming no injury to the eye itself.  Any changes to your vision or increasing pain should be checked by your doctor.

Question 5

i had to cover my eye for a couple of hours and now that eye can see in the dark perfectly, while the other one just sees the dark like it's supposed to. like its all lit up? is that normal or am i just a mutant?

Accepted Answer

Totally normal: and temporary. Eyes adjust to light level at many levels. The size of the pupils (which does NOT differ between the two eyes), the pigments in the eye wear out with light/use. the nerves become more or less sensitized and even brain cells adjust.

Question 6

why do optometrists make you use those spoons to cover one eye?

Accepted Answer

To check vision: The "spoon" or occluder allows an eye doctor to test the vision of each eye individually.  An individual assessment of the vision of each eye is necessary to determine if there is a loss of vision and from which eye.

Question 7

double vision only on the things i don't pay attention to if i cover one eye i see blurry?

Accepted Answer

Need to have an eye : Sometimes blurry vision  is confused with double vision. See you eye doctor soon.

Question 8

my sty is super small now like to my eye skin but it is taking forever to go away and for my eye skin to cover it?

Accepted Answer

Warm compress: A sty is a  moderately inflamed "sweat ducts" in the eyelid. I  tell my patients to get a damp wash cloth and pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds.   Test it on your wrist to make sure it's not too hot.   Place warm compress the closed eyelid for about5-10 minutes and re-heating as necessary.  4-6 x a day.  If it does not get better in a week or  gets worse go to your eye doctor.

Question 9

use progressive lenses and monovision contacts . when i cover one eye objects appear larger in one eye than the other. why is that?

Accepted Answer

Accidental telescope: The eye with the more minus contact lens sees the larger image because a minus lens acts as an eyepiece in a Galilean telescope, while the progressive bifocals act as the objective lens. This is of theoretical, but little practical value clinically. Either switch to bifocal contact lenses or correct both eyes for distance with the lenses and use over-the counter readers. Aniseikonia fixed.

Question 10

i am experiencing a bluriness in my vision. when i cover my right eye and blink, i see a black circle with white border and black outline.

Accepted Answer

Exam: Some possible causes of your blurred vision include abnormalities such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, presbyopia, or astigmatism which can be improved with corrective lenses (eyeglasses) or this may signal the presence of eye disease or another illness. I strongly encourage you to see an Ophthalmologist (Eye Dr Specialist). In the meantime please go to a clinic for a general medical exam!

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If you were to open your eyes underwater, could the water damage surface or cornea? how do you get conjunctiva on the sclwra?

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If you were to open your eyes underwater , could the water damage the surface of the eyes like the cornea , conjunctiva and the sclera?

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What happens if you cover your eye for too long?

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How do you quickly heal and cover a black eye?

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I had to cover my eye for a couple of hours and now that eye can see in the dark perfectly, while the other one just sees the dark like it's supposed to. like its all lit up? is that normal or am i just a mutant?

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Why do optometrists make you use those spoons to cover one eye?

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Double vision only on the things i don't pay attention to if i cover one eye i see blurry?

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My sty is super small now like to my eye skin but it is taking forever to go away and for my eye skin to cover it?

A member asked:

Use progressive lenses and monovision contacts . when i cover one eye objects appear larger in one eye than the other. why is that?

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I am experiencing a bluriness in my vision. when i cover my right eye and blink, i see a black circle with white border and black outline.

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