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Eye Injury, Red Watery Eye. Will Prednisolone Acetate Opthemalic Suspension Help?

Hi, My 7 year son got poked in the eye yesterday and is still complaining about it today....he says he feels like there is something in it. It looks a little red and watery. Does this sound like a scratched cornea? I scratched mine a couple years ago and I still have some Prednisolone Acetate opthemalic suspension. Would this help it heal?
Fri, 23 Nov 2012
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General & Family Physician 's  Response
hi.Asalmo alaikum 'dont use the cortisone in injured eye. it will cause the abnormal scarring of eye.wash the eye with boric powder in cold ( boiled water) water, then apply poly fax eye oint ment and cover the eye with cotton and apply bandage to avoid the movment of eye.change the bandage after 24 hr,repeat this till watering of eye stops then use the prednisilone drops.2 give ve him brufen syryp to relief pain irritation and anti inflamtory effect.gye take care
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Ophthalmologist Dr. Mridula Mehta's  Response
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Prednisolone is steroid which will hamper the healing of the cornea if it is a corneal abrasion. You are advised never to use steroid containing medicines on your own. Please seek proper eye consultation as the feeling that something is there could be some foreign body in the eye.
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Eye Injury, Red Watery Eye. Will Prednisolone Acetate Opthemalic Suspension Help?

hi.Asalmo alaikum dont use the cortisone in injured eye. it will cause the abnormal scarring of eye.wash the eye with boric powder in cold ( boiled water) water, then apply poly fax eye oint ment and cover the eye with cotton and apply bandage to avoid the movment of eye.change the bandage after 24 hr,repeat this till watering of eye stops then use the prednisilone drops.2 give ve him brufen syryp to relief pain irritation and anti inflamtory effect.gye take care