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A 58-year-old female asked:

Was putting pyrex in cabinet and felt something hit my eye. i washed it out. doesn't hurt but feel like something is in the eye. could glass be in eye?

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Dr. Laurence Badgley
Dr. Laurence Badgleyanswered
General Practice 53 years experience
Scratch: A piece of glass in he eye would be excruciatingly painful. Oftentimes a foreign body will superficially scratch the cornea and feel like something is in the eye. Usually this symptom resolves overnight, and if not then a doctor visit is in order.
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Dr. Linda Callaghan
Dr. Linda Callaghan commented
Addiction Medicine 55 years experience
Just do not make it worse by rubbing it.
Feb 2, 2014

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