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Question: I had some dirt in my eye so I went under the shower and looked up at the water so the water would rinse my eye out. After it my eyes were sore so I wondered if opening you eyes under the water of the shower could do anything to them like is the water pressure too much for your eyes?
Answers: I had some dirt in my eye so I went under the shower and looked up at the water so the water would rinse my eye out. After it my eyes were sore so I wondered if opening you eyes under the water of the shower could do anything to them like is the water pressure too much for your eyes?
1 Step OneWash your hands before touching your eye.
2 Step TwoInspect your eye carefully using a mirror and bright light. If someone is with you, ask him or her to inspect your eye for you by gently lifting the lid and peering into all the corners of your eye.
3 Step ThreeTake from your medicine cupboard a bottle of sterile, isotonic, buffered-solution eyewash. Make absolutely certain that its label states "for use in the eyes."
4 Step FourAsk a family member to flush out your eye for you. Although it is possible to flush out your own eye, having someone else flush it is more effective.
5 Step FiveLie down on a bed or couch. Tilt your head slightly to the left side if your left eye is being flushed, and slightly to the right side if your right eye is being flushed. This allows the foreign body to flow out and away from your eye, rather than pooling in the eye.
6 Step SixHave your family member take a good look around your eye by spreading open your eyelids. If your helper sees a foreign object, he or she should be extra diligent in flushing that particular spot out with the solution.
7 Step SevenHold a handkerchief near the outside of the eye to keep the eyewash from wetting your pillow and pouring into your ear.
8 Step EightDab dry the outside of the eye, and rest for 5 minutes, preferably with your eye closed.
9 Step NineOpen the eye and see how it feels. Is the grittiness gone? Does light hurt your eyes? If not, your eye is most likely flushed clean. If the eye continues to feel irritated, flush it one more time.
10 Step TenConsider calling an eye doctor if, after two thorough flushings, the eye still feels irritated. Continued irritation could be an indication of a corneal abrasion, and in that instance, too much flushing could do more harm than good.
Tips & Warnings
If you are alone, you can use the eye cup that comes with the eyewash bottle to flush your eye.
Another method of removing a foreign object from your eye is to fill a large bowl with tepid water, and plunge your face into the water. Force your eyes open wide while moving your face around in the water - this will help dislodge particles. It works especially well with grass clippings and weed seeds.
If you get a piece of metal in your eye, a rust ring will form within 45 minutes. If you do not remove the metal immediately, you will have to go to the eye doctor to have the rust ring removed. You will not be able to remove a rust ring on your own.
Seek medical care if you cannot dislodge an object, if you have metal or glass particles in your eye, or if anything is embedded in your eye.
Never make the mistake of flushing your eyes with sterile eye drops containing tetrahydrozoline hydrochloride. These drops are meant to take the redness and irritation out of eyes, not to flush them clean.
If your eye continues to feel gritty or sore an hour after flushing it, or if it is streaked with redness, see an eye doctor. Corneal abrasions are serious and need immediate medical attention.
I don't think it will hurt to do this but you may want to try a gentle rinse next time.
I'm no expert-I'm just lookin out 4 your eyez!
Maybe you sholuldn't do it on a regular basis. lol
It might somehow affect them long term
I suppose the water pressure could have made your eyes sore depending on how forceful it was. Odds are that you might have had a small scratch caused from the debis in your eye.
I'd suggest keeping a bottle of sterile saline solution in the first aid kit. Anytime you get something in your eye it's best to flush with water/saline. If that doesn't help. Tape down your eye lid and seek professional help. (By taping your lid down it prevents your eye from becoming more scratched up, thus causing permenant damage to your cornea.