Inflammatory eye trouble. Help?

Maybe it’s time for a trip to the ER right now. You may have a scratch on your cornea. You don’t want to mess with your eyes. The longer you wait, the more chance you have for infection.

instead of ice warm it. so blood can get to it. and so antibodies can kill whatever infection or bacteria you have

Warm water will not replace antibiotic ointment. You need a doctor to look at that eye now.

if you warm the inflated area than blood will get to it quicker carrying antibodies. the bodies natural defense to bacteria.

Is there a doctor in the house to refute dangerous pseudo-medical advice? Shi, and rarebear, where are you?

@fightfightfight
Is your eye brown?

Warming and/or cooling your eye will not remedy an infection if it’s present.

The use of antibiotic ointment may be premature as there is no indication that if there is an infection it is bacterial.

Since none of us can examine your eye it would be impossible to give you anything other than an educated guess.

Please consider that both your cornea and your friend’s finger will have flora that will include bacteria and viruses. Any lesion to the eyeball can inoculate it and cause a reaction.

If your eye is swollen to the point of altering your vision I would suggest you go to the emergency room ASAP.

@truecomedian Green