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My son poked his eye and now is having a hard time keeping it open. what should i do?
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Doctor ASAP: Please bring him to his pediatrian or an eye doctor asap for an evaluation. In the mean time don't rub it or force him to open it. If he scratched the cornea he may require eye drops and/or an eye patch for a coupe of days.
Answered 10/21/2013
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