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Oh no! That is terribly painful! I did it once as a kid (someone threw a baseball cap & the brim caught my eye), but mr bird did it as an adult (student was having an outburst & he went to restrain them & took a fingernail to the eye) and it was so much worse. Did they put numbing drops in? You can't use them for long, but it gave him some comfort immediately after. Also, this is not what you're going to want to hear, but it needs to rest, your eyes work together, when you're using one, you're using both. even when one is closed it moves when the other moves, that moving rubs it against your eye lid & the friction irritates it. Get rid of all the lights (I even taped the button in the fridge down so it didn't come on when opened), order some audio books & finger foods and tape both your eyes shut (a little piece of gauze will keep you from ripping your lashes off), the pain meds they gave you (mr bird got oxy) probably won't do much for the pain, I'd suggest taking them simply because they'll make you care less that you're in pain & maybe help you sleep through some if it. You're not gonna be able to work safely for a day or two.

Mr bird has had his fingers snapped & reset them himself with little cursing, but the eye- he was nearly in tears it was so painful. You are not being a baby! Please take good care if it so it heals well! His never got infected, but it does sometimes give him pains in bright light still. I'll be thinking good healing thoughts for you & I hope it feels better soon!

Ugh, that sounds terrible! I have never scratched mine but my mom is dealing with some serious eye problems and she describes the pain as the worst shes ever felt because you can't do anything about it/touch it. In the past 4 months, her retina has detached in both eyes, and after surgery in the first, she developed a cataract. Your eyes are just such an essential part of each day, that any injury to them can be extremely debilitating.

Might seem really silly, would it help to wear an eye patch? We bought my mom a pretty fab one as a 'joke' to replace the black one she had to wear. It helps to relieve the stress on your eye because it isn't actively trying to 'see', and can help it heal faster. I think?

Anyways, long story short, I'm sorry!

Ask for a gel/cream for your eye!!!

I haven't scratched mine but my mom did THREE TIMES. She can't wear contacts anymore but I remember her having something to put her in eye to help with healing and the pain.

I am so sorry!! I do know how that hurts so badly. I did scratch my eye once just before a law school exam. My eye was bleeding. And I still took the test. Its my war story.

I did my senior year of college, the morning before I had a final and then had to go to court for mediation b/c one of our roommates skipped out on the rent and we sued her (another long fun story). It definitely hurt. I remember having to wear an eye patch and had gel I had to put in my eye.

I did it my sophomore year of college and it was the worst thing ever. I just stayed in my dorm room, skipped class, and wore a stupid eye patch to keep light from coming it. Hilariously enough, my roommate had been bit in the eye by a baseball only a few days prior and she had to wear an eye patch for a couple weeks. So both of us just sat in our rooms, patches on, for a few days. Hilarious memories.

Yes! Oh you poor thing. My yellow lab scratched mine with her nail (worst day everrrrrr). I got in with my optometrist the next morning but your eyes heal SO FAST that it was almost healed. I followed up the next day and he said he could barely see the scratch. It hurts like a m-fer though and I'm so sorry you're dealing with it

I missed this last week! Yes, I've scratched both my corneas at the same time and it was the worst pain ever, especially because I would cry about the pain and it would make it so much worse. I feel for you.