If you’ve experienced a scratch and the redness or watering has continued hours later, you may have a corneal abrasion. To help, we’ve created some top tips to guide you:
Rinse, rinse, rinse – Make sure you rinse your eye with saline, NOT tap water. This will help to flush any foreign objects from your eye, including make-up debris.
Blink! - Blinking can help get rid of any small objects you may have missed.
Don’t touch your eye! - Rubbing your eye could disrupt the healing process, and in some cases, make the scratch worse. It’s also important not to use another implement; fingers, cotton swabs and other objects could hurt your eye more.
Keep the UV rays away - It may be the case that your eye appears to be more sensitive to light following the scratch. Wearing sunglasses is a good way to protect your eyes throughout the year. Make sure they carry the “CE” mark to ensure that the sunglasses offer a safe level of UV protection.
Avoid wearing contact lenses - Wear spectacles if you have them as wearing your lenses could cause an infection and delay healing.