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Is a possible scratched eye, worth a trip to the emergency room?
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Yes: A scratched eye can become infected without proper treatment. Also a foreign body should be ruled out. It is better to see an ophthalmologist at their office. If you can't, then go to the er.
Answered 2/14/2021
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