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What is the best treatment for a red, painful eye resulting from an accident, a stick mistakenly hit the eye?

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See eye doc ASAP.: Best treatment is to see doc. Stick in the eye injuries can be deceptive and can get very bad in a short amount of time. Don't play with your vision see someone who can exclude serious injury.

Answered 4/6/2013

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Corneal abrasion: Most likely the pain is due to a corneal abrasion, where there is a scratch on the cornea, the front surface of the eye. One also has to be concerned about a traumatic iritis, which is resultant inflammation inside the eye. Finally, there is the issue that the stick could have penetrated or perforated the cornea, which is an ophthalmic emergency. You should see your ophthalmologist.

Answered 6/6/2013

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