Treatment for a Particle Under the Upper Lid

• If the particle can't be seen, it's probably under the upper lid, the most common hiding place.
• Try having your child open and close the eye several times while it is submerged in a pan or bowl of water.  If you have an eye cup, use it.
• If this fails, pull the upper lid out and draw it over the lower lid while the eye is closed. When the eye is opened, the lower lid may sweep the particle out from under the upper lid.