Eye - Foreign Body In

Home Care Advice - Call Your Doctor If

Call Your Doctor If

  • This approach does not remove all the foreign material from the eye (i.e., if the sensation of "grittiness" or pain persists)
  • Vision does not return to normal after the eye has been washed out
  • Foreign object has been removed, but tearing and blinking persist
  • Your child becomes worse

And remember, contact your doctor if your child develops any of the "Call Your Doctor" symptoms.

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