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I was rushing around this morning and didn't have time to put my mascara on before I left the house so put it on in the car, once I had parked. Unfortunately instead of putting it on my lashes I literally stuck the brush right in my eye. To say it hurt is putting it mildly, I have washed my eye out since but it's still red raw and really sore.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, it's uncomfortable .
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I got to the office and looked in the mirror and realized I didn't put my mascara on either.....and I have really blonde eyelashes. I don't carry any with me....so I'm "washed-out" face woman today. Ugh.
I'm sorry for your pain. If you have any eyedrops, you might want to try that. Otherwise, I'd just leave it be and let it heal itself.
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Eye drops and maybe a warm compress, and if it's not better in a day or two, head for your eye doctor's office. I've done this before with my contacts on--boy does it hurt!!
Been there, done that! I like the eyewash that you pour in the little cup and then turn it upside down over your eye and roll your eye around. I imagine it will heal itself, though.
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OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry you hurt your eye...
Advice? Don't put mascara on in the car..
If it isn't better soon you should go to the doctor as you can do real damage to your eye..
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I know from personal experience (I was a Lancome makeup manager for many years), that the best thing you can do in that sort of things is to take a Q-Tip, wet it with some saline solution (contact solution), and run it on the inside of your eyelid and directly on your eyeball...this ensures that you're getting any of the remaining mascara flakes out. Then, just rinse your eye one more time with the saline solution, and leave it alone. Not touching or rubbing your eyes afterward is key.
I actually don't recommend using Visine (or any other kind of eye drops besides Saline Solution) in a situation like this, because you said your eye still burns. Typically, Visine doesn't work for anything other than bloodshot eyes. "Raw" eyes aren't the same. It's kind of along the same principle as not putting your contact lenses to soak in Visine.
Good advice from Deb; it should heal fairly quickly, but don't give it more than a couple days; if it still hurts Wednesday AM (or gets worse before then), go right away.
Actually, I don't know that I'd wait at all....I'd seriously consider going to your doctor or the emergency room immediately. Those little bristles on the mascara brush could have scratched your eyeball or cornea...and could have been carrying bacteria from previous uses, which could cause an infection....
I agree with Carol! When Shelby was an infant she scratched my eye ( & how hard can a 3 month old infant hurt??) well, she scratched my cornea so bad that I had to wear a patch for a week & put lots of antibiotic meds in there... My opthamologist said that her teeny tiny baby finger could easily have held tons of germs & the scratch was so severe my cornea was severly damaged..
If it's still hurting tomorrow, i'd definitely get an appointment with an eye doc to get it checked out.
in the meantime.. pixies that you feel better soon & don't need to go see the doc!!
I agree to call your doc first thing tomorrow. I would use an eyepatch or improvise and make your own-keeping your eye shut is probably the best thing right now.
Like others have said, you may have torn your cornea which is not good. Please get it looked at ASAP.
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Sorry! That does sound painful!
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