Treatment advice for Eye Infections
It is important to get medical attention for eye or eyelid injuries and problems. Eye problems (such as a painful red eye or vision loss ) that are not due to injury also need urgent medical attention.
Always wear protective eye gear when:
- Using power tools, hammers, or other striking tools
- Working with toxic chemicals
- Cycling or when in windy and dusty areas
- Participating in sports that have a high likelihood of getting hit in the eye with a ball, such as indoor racket sports
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Advice for Eye Infections
Eye emergencies include cuts, scratches, objects in the eye, burns, chemical exposure, and blunt injuries to the eye or eyelid. Certain eye infections and other medical conditions, such as blood clots or glaucoma, may also need prompt medical care. Since the eye is easily damaged, any of these conditions can lead to vision loss if untreated.
Depending on the type of injury, any of the following symptoms may be present:
- Bleeding or other discharge from or around the eye
- Bruising
- Decreased vision
- Double vision
- Eye pain
- Headache
- Itchy eyes
- Loss of vision , total or partial, one eye or both
- Pupils of unequal size
- Redness bloodshot appearance
- Sensation of something in the eye
- Sensitivity to light
- Stinging or burning in the eye
Seek emergency medical care if:
- There appears to be a scratch, cut, or something has gone into (penetrated) the eyeball
- Any chemical gets into the eye
- The eye is painful and red
- Nausea or headache occur with the eye pain (this may be a symptom of glaucoma or stroke)
- There is any change in vision (such as blurred or double vision)
- There is uncontrollable bleeding
