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How Can A Nail Prick Wound On The Eyelid Be Treated?
I was pulling nails small nails stuck in concrete and one rusty nail flew and hit my eye lid causing a puncture wound, it didn t go deep, it was bleeding a bit I immediately washed it with antibacterial soap and used peroxide, do I need a tetanus shot for this
Fri, 13 Jul 2018
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from your history I think that you have suffered a corneal abrasion . You should patch the eye for a day and after that put lot of artificial tears eye drops and Moxifloxacin. Usually a corneal abrasion heals in 12 hours so you should be okay.
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
from your history I think that you have suffered a corneal abrasion . You should patch the eye for a day and after that put lot of artificial tears eye drops and Moxifloxacin. Usually a corneal abrasion heals in 12 hours so you should be okay.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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