What to do if you have a foreign body sensation after rubbing your eyes

For the foreign body sensation after rubbing the eyes with hands, it may be a foreign body, congestion or even infection of the eye surface, which may need to be treated with cold compresses and medication.
After rubbing the eyes with the hand may be due to the stimulation of the eye surface and hand and eye uncleanliness, resulting in eye surface infection or foreign body into the eye, thus appearing in the eye surface of the foreign body sensation, burning sensation and congestion, redness and swelling and other manifestations.
Simple physiotherapy such as cold compresses can be used to reduce inflammation when symptoms are mild, and medical attention is needed to remove the foreign body if necessary.
In addition, if the signs and symptoms continue to be unrelieved, or there is obvious pain, tearing and photophobia, etc., we should consult a doctor in a timely manner, improve the slit lamp microscopy and other auxiliary examinations to clarify the cause and severity, and then be tobramycin dexamethasone, levofloxacin and other anti-inflammatory and anti-infective treatment.
It is recommended to avoid rubbing your eyes with your hands to avoid causing or aggravating eye inflammation and infection, and to seek medical treatment in time to control the abnormality.