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lovingaunt
Apr 13, 2007, 06:44 PM
I was cooking bacon tonight and some grease splattered up and into my eye. It stung a little at first but I didn't think anything of it until I took a shower later and my eye started to burn again. The eye is a little blood shot but I can't see that there is any real damage. It feels like the itchy scratch feeling you get after you've been crying. Is there something I can do at home to relive the feeling, or should I go to the doctor? I tried Visine and it helped for a while.

Clough
Apr 13, 2007, 06:53 PM
Eyes heal very quickly. You say there isn't any real damage. I would go to a pharmacist at a drug store and see what they recommend as far as eye drops. Could be a kind that may soothe things a little better than Visine.

snyders
Apr 14, 2007, 01:20 PM
I was cooking bacon tonight and some grease splattered up and into my eye. It stung a little at first but I didn't think anything of it until I took a shower later and my eye started to burn again. The eye is a little blood shot but I can't see that there is any real damage. It feels like the itchy scratch feeling you get after you've been crying. Is there something I can do at home to relive the feeling, or should I go to the doctor? I tried Visine and it helped for a while.
This type of injury can fall into the major or minor category, and yours sounds minor. There is no drop you can take to completely resolve the pain, short of a prescription medicine, but a pain reliever by mouth will ease it. The eye will also feel better if you apply a drop of artificial tears (like systane, refresh plus or optive) hourly for a day or two.

christinaboles
Oct 5, 2013, 03:55 AM
I was at work and I splashed grease ou my face and it went into my eye now it is burneing and wartery
What do I do?

snyders
Oct 5, 2013, 04:33 AM
As with any chemical injury to the eye, flush heavily with the immediately nearest bland liquid, preferably water or a designated eye wash. Flush more than you think you need, then flush some more. As I noted above, chemical splashes can lead to major or to minor injuries. An OPHTHALMOLOGIST is needed to assess this extent in person.