What should I do about my eye injury?

Sorry to ask a medical diagnostic question on here, but I don't have any health insurance.

Last night while taking out my contacts my fingernail must have either scratched or flicked up a tiny flap of my eye (the white part, sorry I don't know the technical name this early in the a.m.! Lol). It didn't really hurt at the time but I thought I had something my eye and rubbed it and then just decided to leave it alone.

Well, this morning I woke up and my eye is red and there's a raised line on my eye about a centimeter long. Is there anything to worry about or will this problem fix itself? What should I do? Can I still wear my contacts if they won't come in contact with that part of the eye?

Without wearing contacts, close your eyes and apply a cold wet washcloth as a compress to the affected eye several times a day. On the fourth day, apply warm compresses to the affected eye.

Take extra vitamin A (25,000-50,000 IU a day), 3,000 mg vitamin C, and drink 1-3 cups eyebright tea or take eyebright capsules until your eye clears. (Obtain these at health food store)

Does your eye hurt or is it swollen? If yes, do not use the contacts. If your eye gets redder, you may have developed an infection and you should call/see an eye doctor.

Go to the eye doctor. You have a serious cut that could get infected. The doctor will give you something to help the healing and prevent infection. I know I've been wearing contacts for over twenty years and have had every kind of infection you could imagine.

Good luck. Be well.

please go to your eye doctor. you want them to call you patch.

Get an appt w/ your eye doctor right away. The eye is sensitive to cuts/abrasions, and they may prescribe an antibacterial drop or gel for your eye. Do not use your contacts at this point. If you get an infection it can last for weeks...so best to be cautious at this point.

Best of luck!!

Don't wear your contacts, and sorry but you need to go to an ophthalmologist you might have scratched you cornea and don't know it.