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Does A Piece Of Wood Piercing The Eye Require Medical Attention?

I was moving a closet door and trying to fix it and a piece of wood a bit went down on my face to my eye now I felt it go in but I stayed calm I put warm water in the eye for bit now It was swallow the eye when i put water in there but so far no pain or anything can this go to retina thanks ask a opthamlist thanks
Fri, 8 Sep 2017
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ya its always need medical attention.since eyes are the sensitive tissue in our body so there is always chance of infection may be fungal or bacterial in eyes after any wood piercing eyes .so always advisable to go for eye clinic for proper check up.
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Does A Piece Of Wood Piercing The Eye Require Medical Attention?

ya its always need medical attention.since eyes are the sensitive tissue in our body so there is always chance of infection may be fungal or bacterial in eyes after any wood piercing eyes .so always advisable to go for eye clinic for proper check up.