How do you soothe an extremely irritated eye? like an idiot, i grabbed what i thought was visine yesteray, and instead it was that stuff called swim ear. my eye burned like crazy. i immediately flushed it out with water f course. i can see out of it fine

You : You have a form of chemical conjunctivitis. Some drops for swimmer's ear have alcohol in them in addition to antibiotics - this helps dry out the ear canal. I would use artificial tears (for the eye) 4 times daily. You should lay low today. If you do not detect serious improvment by the morning, i would arrange for evaluation by your local eye doctor. However, i expect no serious longterm problems. In general, most eye doctors do not like use of visine.

Glad : Glad you immediately rinsed it out! visine is great for occasional use, but the chemicals can actually irritate your eye further. Use artificial tear drops instead.

Most : Most local pharmacies have eye wash solutions that comes in a large bottle. Use it to wash out whatever may be left behind. Then use a good quality articial tear drops (refresh, systane, genteal) every two hours. For greater relief, apply cold compress. If you do not find relief in one two two days, you should visit your local ophthalmologist.