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Author Message   pangurbrown Supporter Username: Pangurbrown Post Number: 43 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 5:42 am:        My 2 year old poked me in the eye with his finger yesterday. It hurt at the time and now I have been awakened by the pain. It hurts to open the eye. Anyone know an eye doctor who will see patients on Sunday? I already know about the existence of emergency rooms. Many thanks in advance.   Nancy - LibraryLady Supporter Username: Librarylady Post Number: 3357 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 9:08 am:        Try the Care Station M-Friday 8-9pm 456 Prospect Ave. Saturday 9-5pm West Orange, NJ 07052 Sunday 9-2pm 973-731-6767   letters Citizen Username: Letters016 Post Number: 527 Registered: 5-2005 Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 9:42 am:        If that does not work, go to an ER. As one who has had this happen to him let me give you some advice. It should be looked at ASAP. It sounds like you have a cut/tear on your lens. This is very painful not just because of the cut/tear, but also the light coming into the eye is changed and it hits the optical nerves differently. Once you have it taken care of today, I strongly urge you to see a good eye doctor. If, for any reason, the pain continues for a couple days or returns in a day or two, SEE A DIFFERENT DOCTOR. You may have an infection that can cause serious problems down the road. Also, tears, more than cuts, take a long time to heal. Since the eye is always moist a scab will cover the area for up to a year. This will not affect your vision, at least it did not to me, but you can easily re-open the tear, especially in the morning when you first open your eyes. This is when your eyes are the driest. If you re-tear it, the waiting period starts all over again. And this really sucks. What I had to do was put eye drops in every night for a year, and that really sucks. But this prevented any occurrence of new tears. After a year I went back to the doctor to make sure that everything was OK and I could stop using the drops. I hope all works out. I definitely feel your pain.   davidbuckley Citizen Username: Davidbuckley Post Number: 581 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 - 10:30 am:        How's your eye? See well, all. David