Candle wax in eye... HELP?!

depends on how much you got in your eye. If you came into my ER and were treated, all I would do is flush your eye and give you an optometry consult. My recomendation is to get some fairly warm 0.9% saline and flush your eye for 10 minutes total in 1min intervals. The warmth of the water will melt out any wax and the reason it needs to be saline is that its closest to your own natural makeup (blood, lacrimal (tears) and ph balance) You should be fine, I would only send you to optometery because its protocol, but realistically theres no point unless the wax was very hot still and there was obvious damage(which it doesnt seem like there is) So try that. If you dont have saline, you can make some by boiling salt water and letting it cool. it should only be 0.9% sodium chloride (salt) so for a liter of water about 9 grams salt, use http://www.craig.copperleife.com/health/… to learn exactly how to make it. Also it shouldnt be much warmer than your body temp, so use caution. Have you head turned to the side over a sink, injured eye on bottom, and use a measuring cup or something with a spout to pour from the inside of your eye (nearest your nose) and let it run towards the outside. (inner to outer canthus)
Good Luck, it should be fine. If you can see the wax, dont put any fingers in your eye, there too dirty, use a qtip, and touch it to the wax it should grab it out.

And theres your doctors advice...dude.

PS if there is any visual problems after, see an optometrist. But you should be fine, redness is normal.

And to the dousche below: just because you make glasses at walmart doesnt make you an expert in ****! Obviously this person is experiencing discomfort so why do you bother coming on here just to talk out of your ***? Leave medicine to the people who went to med school.

OK i flew off the handle a bit and i appologize, but this person has a problem and is reaching out for help, there is no reason to be rude to him, or treat him like he is stupid. A PA is not a nurse, it is a physician, with prescribing authority and extensive training in medical/surgical procedure. The things I have done/studied and seen would astound you. A Deployment taught me more about the human mind than most classes could. Sometimes people need reassurance, and something to put their mind at ease (why placebos work) rinsing an eye w/ NS will not hurt, even if there is no wax left in the eye, somebody giving an aid and help CAN relax the situation. And dried wax on a table is far different than wax inside an eyelid, where its warm. Thats also why I said use warm NS. Yea pouring cold saline on a dried wax an a table wont do ****, but put wax in your ******** where its warm then take a hot shower, bet it comes right out.
You cant assume everybody is what you think. The fact is, whether the wax was there or not, he was reaching out for help and you, the top contributer, were rude. Im sorry I was rude, I should have been above it. I do respect what you do, but imagine what you know about the human eye, with every intricate detail, and now expand that to every part of the human body. A PA is not an "assistant" to a Doc. It IS a provider, we can run our own practice. In the Army, especially in deployed situations, the PA does eveything to include setting all the guidelines for standard of care, surgery, and most PAs I know are surgeons. So dont be rediculous and can a PA a nurse. Its not even in the same category, I went from Combat Medic to nurse to PA, all Army, so I would know the differences between them. So you Show me some respect and I will do the same. I dont HAVE to be on here, I do it to give back some of my knowledge to people who dont necessarily have access to healthcare or are afraid to ask (usually in the USA where there is inadequate heathcare)

HCP-PA/ emergency/trauma.

Well, obviously it didn't burn you or you would be in pain, and there can't be chunks of wax left in your eye, it would fall out...and you went to sleep, so it can't be very bothersome, so there is no wax in your eye.

What is the problem you think you have ?

Your reflexes most likely made you blink and you just got a bit on your eyelid and lashes maybe.

It's difficult to understand what you are worried about.

Optician

ummm ... first ouch ...
i guess wash it out really well and hope for the best ... also maybe try to ask your pharmacist ...

ya u should really listen to doctor advice dude.........

First, what's up with Ricky Pen (a physician's assistant!) being crazy towards Footprintz (a person who actually works in the eye field who has given tons of good advice on Yahoo answers - he is THE top contributor in this category)?

As an ophthalmologist (MD - not a PA or other wannabe doctor) who is on call to clean up all the messes the ER can't fix with their all-important eye washes, let me tell you that washing your eye out with saline (the only thing they know how to do in the ER) is not important at all in this case. Wax is not water soluble and would not be cleaned off with a saline wash. Try pouring some salt water on your table the next time you accidentally splash wax on it and see how well that works. Footprintz is 100% correct in everything that he said, like usual. The wax is not in your eye anymore. You would know if there was still wax in your eye. Don't go crazy with these eye washes. They can cause more harm than good if not done correctly. If you are in pain, then go see a doctor. If you're not in pain and don't feel anything in your eye and your eye looks normal when you look in the mirror, your eye is likely fine. Even if there is a tiny amount of wax stuck in your eye, it will fall off on its own.

I don't mean to diss the ER, but calling Footprintz a douche for giving good advice is not ok. And why are you calling yourself a doctor? A physician's assistant is not a doctor. You are a nurse with a little bit of extra power.

MD/Ophthalmologist/Fan of Footprintz