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While changing used cat litter i think a piece of litter flicked into my eye, i rinsed my eye with water. can this cause a eye infection?
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Possibly: It depends on how soiled the litter was & how much you got into your eye. If you rubbed your eye & caused a corneal scratch, this may serve as a nidus for serious infection. Rinsing with copious water or eye rinse plus artificial tear drops is probably sufficient. Your own tears & secretions generally protect your eye from infection. But if worsening discharge, vision change, inc. redness: C MD.
Answered 1/5/2021
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