I am a 19 year old girl. I was standing outside a while ago and o felt a mosquito fly into my eyes. It was painful for a second until I ripped my eye a little. The irritation is still there. I stretched my eyelids to look for the insect in any corner of my right eye but it was not there. I then also put drops of water and cold water to rinse my eye. I even forced myself to tear up so I could flush anything out. But nothing cane out. It's been almost two hours now and there's still some discomfort in my right eye. I'm now worried if it may be a possible infection or injury. I can not visit a doctor at the moment due to covid so please let me know if it could be anything serious.

Dr. Savitri KOphthalmologist4yrs exp

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Hello. Let me first assure you that it is a very common situation and occurs in a lot of patients we see in routine clinics. Since you have cleaned thoroughly so it might have come out, but there can be problems due to the impact. But without having a look at it, nothing can be suggested. Is there any redness now? Is there burning sensation? I good quality photograph of the eye will be a lot helpful to prescribe you eye drops for the same. You can reach me out anytime for consultation so that we can discuss all these symptoms and arrive at a treatment plan. I will be happy to help. Ruling out infection is of prime importance in the initial stage when it can be easily treated, but if not, then the there can be development of a corneal ulcer too. Hope this helps. Thank you.  

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