Anxiety - Something In My Eye!
Folks who get something in their eye are among the most panicky patients around. There are two justifiable reasons for such anxiety. First, stimulated sensory nerves on the eyeball surface immediately signal the presence of foreign particles - it's a very important protective mechanism. We all know that feeling, 'Something's in my eye!'Making the discomfort far worse is the apprehension that the foreign particle will migrate behind the eyeball. 'It might become trapped back there forever!'
Do the math: Eye discomfort + Anxiety = Panic.
You won't need a calculator to solve this problem. Most debris can be washed away with some fresh water. If it persists seek emergency care to have the offending particle removed.
A little extra knowledge can eliminate anxiety. The surface of the eye is coated by moist conjunctiva. It is a closed system that does not go behind the eye. The termination of the space between eyelid and eyeball is called the conjunctival cul de sac.
Misplaced contact lenses and foreign particles are stopped where the conjunctiva folds back on itself, much like a car that reaches a dead end in a residential cul de sac.
Don't worry, those small specks and dislodged contacts aren't going very far.
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19 Comments:
I've had something in my eye for a week now and it feels like it has gone somewhere behind my tear duck. Should I wait any longer to see if it comes out or go to the doctor?
I would like some information on the tear duck of your eyes. I have a glass tube in my eye to drain the water so it will not run down my face. I have had about 9 operations on my eye and my doctor had pass away. and his office is not there anymore and I need have a new one put in for my tear duck
Hi Phil and Kat,
To have your questions answered, please post them on our Eye and Vision Disorders: Bill Lloyd, MD message board.
I NEED HELP !! MY TEAR DUCK MAKES A FUNNY LOUD NOISE EACH TIME I TOUCH IT IS VERY PRONOUNCED! ALSO MY VISION IN THAT EYE GOT BLURIER
IT GIVES ME A HEADACHE ALL AROUND THE AREA , MY EAR GETS REAL HOT I HAVE A SIDE HEADACHE CONSTENTLY , ALSO IT FEELS LIKE ITS RELATED TO MY NOSE AND MY MOUTH AM NOT SURE BUT THE PAIN IS ALL AROUND I HAVENT FOUND ONE DOCTOR THAT CAN TELL ME SOMETHING RIGHT ! PLEASE ENLIGHT ME A LITTLE AM FREAKED OUT WHICH DOCTOR SHOULD I SEE
i have something on the back side of my eye and i cannot get rid of it. what can i do!
My 5 yr old son just popped himself in the eye with a rubber band ( it broke) He will not open it or the other eye and I am concerned about what to do next...
To all of you asking questions about your specific situation, please visit Dr. Lloyd's message board and ask there. Dr. Lloyd is great about answering all questions asked of him over there.
It feels like there is something in my eye but there is nothing there. However, there is a grayish spot on my eye. What is that, I think it may be what is causing the discomfort.
Anonymous 4:19am:
An in-person examination by a qualified professional can help you to know what the source of your discomfort is. That's not a question Dr. Lloyd could answer on the Internet.
Thank you.
for the past six months both my eyes have been tearing. i was advised by 2 eye doctors that i will need to have an operation. the name of that operation is called DCR. that will unclogg my tear ducks. i meet the surgen this thursday.
It's a tear DUCT, folks. A tear DUCK would be a waterfowl made out of saltwater. A tear DUCT is where the tears covering your eyes originate.
I'd love to see a DUCK made out of saltwater--all the ducks I've seen were made out of feathers, bones, blood and other normal mammal stuff.
Can someone plese help me with the decision on having my 3 year old getting tubes in his ears??!!!
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To anonymous asking about ear tubes, you can ask your question of Dr. Moser, our Ear, Nose and Throat expert. Here is the link to his message board.
i have a very uncomfortable feeling in my right eye. It almost feels like there is a coating over my eye... i wear contacts but don't know if thats causing this extra slim-like coating I feel. What is this and how do i get rid of it?!
"Anonymous Anonymous said...
I'd love to see a DUCK made out of saltwater--all the ducks I've seen were made out of feathers, bones, blood and other normal mammal stuff.
8:00 AM"
Ducks are not mammals, they lay eggs.
To the point, yesterday I got a piece of sawdust or a fleck of PVC in my eye. I closed my eye and did the wrong thing, itched my eye. Not sure if it washed out I rinsed my eye a few times and had a closed for a couple seconds. After I woke up the next day, I can still feel like it's in there. Some people told me that my eye(cornea?) was scratched and after it's scratched it could still feel like it's in there. It doesn't hurt, but I have some discomfort. Any help? I will probably by transfering this message to Dr. Lloyd's message board.
i have something in my eye, probably from dust in my attic. its been stuck in there for a few days. it doesnt even move around within my eye because i really think its stuck. it is right next to the iris in my left eye. ive tried several suggestions to remove it and wash out my eye several times a day but nothing has seemed to help. today, my eye is pink and hurting. i can see the particle causing the pain, its about the size of a piece of glitter and its dark gray. i am just wondering if anyone has another suggestion or whether i should go to see a doctor. thanks so much for any help!
this article epitomizes why webmd is the most overrated website in the world. i type in "something in eye" and the best thing i get is an article that explains that people with something in there eye tend to panic and it offers literally no suggestion about what the best thing to d to get things out of your eye, which is really what i came to the site for.
my contact moved in my eye and when i tried to get it out it broke into 3 pieces and i only got to out. Then I went to take a nap thinking that it would help the piece of the contact move and or stop hurting. I totally forgot to take the other contact out and it got stuck in my eye. I need help on how to get the full contact out in the one eye and the piece of the other contact out in my other eye!
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