Scratched eye?

[pucca]

Ds (8 mth) has managed to scratch his eye, can see the scratch quite clearly and is on his iris (if that right, mean the coloured part) the white of his eye is red, do i need to do anything? or will it just heal on its own?

TIA

Oh dear, and it the weekend, why do things ALWAYs happen at weekend so do you think i should phone emergency docs or would it be ok till Monday?

Prob won't be ok till Monday will it, would ring NHS direct but they a nightmare and take 4 hours to phone back.

not sure, but my dd1 has scratched my dh's eye at least 3 times leaving a red mark each time. it takes a long time but it slowly disappears.

DS had his iris scratched age 5. We took him to A&E and he was given eyedrops and an eye patch for a week. We were advised to keep him off school for 3 days incase he was knocked.

DD2 did this to me when she was 2, by poking her finger into my eye, when I already had a contact lens in. It scratched the surface of the retina. You must get it checked out. We were directed to our local eye hospital and I had to have special drops to sort it out. Contact your doctors and they should refer you. Good luck!

So what you guys think? is it bad enough to get him out of bed tonight and take him?

No, ring the docs tomorrow morning.

Yes take him to A&E/ walk-in centre in the morning.

Ok thanks everyone, i will do, i suppose if he asleep it be ok till morn.

Lostinfrance...I will i promise, it does look sore actually didn't think it was that bad though, glad i started a thread now.

Pucca, the cornea can heal very quickly but I'm afraid I would agree with others that he does need to go to A and E. Better to try to prevent a corneal infection, than have to deal with it in a baby.

Have rang NHS direct, but they are apparently extremely busy and only dealing with urgent cases. So not sure what to do now tbh, there isn't a minor injuries clinic/walk in clinic in the area. Would free a bit ott to go to A&E, so not sure what to do now.

Go to A & E. They won't mind. Better that than it getting infected because you left it. Good luck (& take something to keep you both amused whilst you wait)

Just to let you all know.

I did take him to A&E and they gave me some drops to use for 4 days, think he has caught a cold form dd now though as he is burning up terribly and not a happy bunny at all, have given him some medised but i think i am in for a rough night.

Thanks again everyone for all the advice.

Poor pucca! Well, at least you got the drops. I was thinking about you last night!

Glad to hear you got it sorted. Hope last night wasn't too bad.

Well done for braving A & E. Now his eye will start to recover. Sorry to hear he's now going down with something else. Keep him dosed up and keep an eye on him. Good Luck!