I work in a place full of ophthalmologists but whenever I get something in
my eye at work I prefer to remove it myself. I am the biggest wuss when it
comes to letting anyone - no matter how qualified they are - poke around in
my eye. My chief likes to roll your eyelids back and I hate that. I would
make a very poor soldier.

However, if I may offer some completely unqualified advice...if you do get
something really stuck in there it is best to have it taken out by a medical
person because if you scratch the cornea ( the clear covering over your iris
and pupil ) while it will heal up it never quite goes back to how it was
originally.

Dean.


Don't know if I'd want to try to pull an imbedded
particle, but for something just sitting on the eye, this makes it
really really easy. Everyone working with metal or wood ought to have
one of these handy.