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Do i need to see a doctor for a scratched cornea?
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Advisable: Your ophthalmologist can determine if indeed it is a scratch or if there is a foreign object involved or if it is infected. If you are absolutely condifent it is only a scratch and you can stand the discomfort, then you can wait a day or two but if the symptoms last more than 36-48 hours, then get an examination.
Answered 1/18/2019
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See an eye doctor: You would likely want to see an eye doctor really to examine you and make sure that the condition is only a very minor scratch- not significant and is not going to impact on your vision in the future.
Answered 2/21/2017
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