What Can I Do About Irritation And Tearing Up Of An Eye After A Balloon Accidentally Burst Into The Eye?

Posted on Mon, 3 Mar 2025

Question: I was blowing a balloon for my friend's birthday and it bursted right in my eye. Happened last night. The irritation is lesser than before but it is still persistent and my eye keeps on watering after certain time intervals.

Answered by Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:

Hi,

The incident might have caused a corneal irritation ,hence the watering of eye is happening. Avoid exposure to bright light for 3 days and you could use refresh tear drops to ease the irritation. In case symptoms aggravate, kindly get an ophthalmologist opinion.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar