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Poster: eye doktor
Subject: RE: Anyone ever have welder's flash (corneal flash burns)? Should I not run?
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it burns wrote:

Ugh, this is what I was afraid of. I'm scared to death of anything near my eyes--you have no idea how difficult it was doing eyes drops and all of my other attempts at flushing out my eye today.


You care about your eyes? See an eye doctor ASAP.

it burns wrote:
What finally at least had me chalk it up to welder's flash was half way through the day when I was trying to flush it out again, I could actually see all of the water in my eye that I had splashed in moving around, and it burned. I know nothing on this subject less previous experience but I feel like it shouldn't hurt having water in my eye.


I know everything on this subject. See an eye doctor ASAP. If it's from welding, you'll get a cycloplegic drop and an antibiotic ointment. If it's a foreign body, they'll remove the FB, and give you some antibiotic topicals.

it burns wrote:
I also got home a couple hours ago and looked at my welding helmet I was using last night. My friend used it a few days before and adjusted the settings on the mask so I was getting a lot more exposure welding last night than what I typically have it set to.


Ultraviolet keratopathy [welder's flash] would usually be bilateral [both eyes]. Were you welding with one eye open?

it burns wrote:
Last note: I've been inside for a couple hours with typical lighting and my eye feels a lot better, I can tell it will still hurt the second I get UV light though.


The photophobia [light sensitivity] means you may have a mild anterior chamber reaction [inflammation] inside your eye. Could also be from a foreign body. See an eye doctor ASAP and find out.

it burns wrote:
I get the feeling you're leaning toward the "don't run" side


No, I'm leaning toward the "see an eye doctor ASAP" side. It never ceases to amaze me how losing vision is always listed as the public's number one fear, yet people take such poor care of their eyes.

Listen son, go get it checked out, and report back. I'll be interested to see if you take my advice.
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