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Felt something go in eye but can't see anything there. it hurts every time i blink, what do i do. tried flushing with saline wash and water.

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Dr. Jon Fishburn answered

Exam: You need to see an Eye MD to evaluate your eye. You may have a foreign body trapped under your eyelid, & the only way to remove it is to examine your eye & everted eyelid to identify & remove it. Sometimes what your feeling is not a foreign body, but the scratch on the cornea left behind. Either way you need an exam.

Answered 6/28/2014

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A member asked:

Felt something go in eye but can't see anything there. it hurts every time i blink, what do i do. tried flushing with saline wash and water.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jon Fishburn answered

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