VIEWS FOR 20/20 by Dr. Mark Skowron and Dr. Michelle Skowron REMOVING FOREIGN OBJECTS FROM EYES Our eyelashes are designed to keep our eyes free from foreign objects, but particles, including our eyelashes, can sometimes get in our eyes. To remove them, look for the object by pulling the eyelids back one at a time and moving your eyeball around. If the object is floating in your tear film, you can try to remove it yourself. Try flushing it from your eye with a light but steady stream of water from an eyecup or eye dropper. In the shower, allow lukewarm water to run down your forehead and into the affected eye. Do not try to remove an object that's embedded in your eye. Seek medical care if you can't flush the object with water. Eye doctors use specialized instruments to remove lodged foreign objects from the eyes safely. Keep your eye gently closed on the way to the doctor's office. Excessive blinking could cause more irritation and discomfort. It can also help to cover both eyes. This prevents unnecessary eye movement, which could cause an object to move and cause harm. To schedule an eye exam, please call SKOWRON EYE CARE. At Skowron Eye Care, our mission is your vision. P.S. A foreign object in the eye cannot move behind the eyeball or get stuck in the back of the eye. The space behind the eyeball only goes back about six millimeters. SKOWRON EYE CARE 370 N. York, Elmhurst, IL 60126 630-834-6244 www.skowroneyecare.com VIEWS FOR 20/20 by Dr. Mark Skowron and Dr. Michelle Skowron REMOVING FOREIGN OBJECTS FROM EYES Our eyelashes are designed to keep our eyes free from foreign objects , but particles , including our eyelashes , can sometimes get in our eyes . To remove them , look for the object by pulling the eyelids back one at a time and moving your eyeball around . If the object is floating in your tear film , you can try to remove it yourself . Try flushing it from your eye with a light but steady stream of water from an eyecup or eye dropper . In the shower , allow lukewarm water to run down your forehead and into the affected eye . Do not try to remove an object that's embedded in your eye . Seek medical care if you can't flush the object with water . Eye doctors use specialized instruments to remove lodged foreign objects from the eyes safely . Keep your eye gently closed on the way to the doctor's office . Excessive blinking could cause more irritation and discomfort . It can also help to cover both eyes . This prevents unnecessary eye movement , which could cause an object to move and cause harm . To schedule an eye exam , please call SKOWRON EYE CARE . At Skowron Eye Care , our mission is your vision . P.S. A foreign object in the eye cannot move behind the eyeball or get stuck in the back of the eye . The space behind the eyeball only goes back about six millimeters . SKOWRON EYE CARE 370 N. York , Elmhurst , IL 60126 630-834-6244 www.skowroneyecare.com