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A member asked:
I have a spider vein under my right eye and i tend to touch my eyes a lot. can touching it make it get worse?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Possibly: Frequent contact with your eye increases the chance for infection, inflammation and foreign body contamination. Refrain from these behaviors.
Answered 2/2/2013
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Maybe: Any trauma to an already existing abnormality may worsen it. Easy to get treated with injections sclerotherapy or laser.
Answered 3/13/2013
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Hard to say: As drs. Spitz and sparacino said, contact could make it worse but i think you would have to do a lot of frequent rubbing to have any affect on it. On the other hand, I am concerned about your touching your eyes a lot. What makes you do that? Is a visit to the eye doctor is order?
Answered 4/4/2013
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