What should I do if I get a bug in my eye?

When a patient gets a bug in the eye, first of all, do not rub the eye with your hands, and need to go to the hospital to remove the foreign body. Most of the worms enter the conjunctival sac, and a small part of them are attached to the corneal surface. Depending on the location of the worms, the treatment will be different. 1. Conjunctival foreign body: patients can use the index finger to lift the upper and lower eyelids, turn the eyelids to expose the lid conjunctival surface, and use clean sterile cotton swabs with saline or antibiotic eye drops to gently flick out the bugs. 2. Corneal foreign body: corneal foreign body is generally more difficult to remove, the patient needs to use surface anesthesia drugs, so that the patient to cooperate with the doctor’s operation, and then in the slit lamp or under the microscope, the use of microscopic forceps to remove the corneal foreign body. If the patient is accompanied by corneal damage, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to use recombinant bovine basic fibroblast growth factor eye drops and other drugs to promote corneal damage repair. It is recommended that patients who have worms in their eyes should not blindly remove them on their own, but should seek medical attention to assess their condition and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.