What exactly is the feeling of having a foreign body in the eye?

If there are symptoms of foreign objects in the eyes, you should be alert. This is often caused by some eye diseases, such as excessive use of the eyes, which leads to eye fatigue, especially for long-term contact lenses, which often cause such symptoms. In addition, dry eyes, eye inflammation and foreign objects entering the eyes will also cause such symptoms.

The first reason for the foreign body sensation in the eyes: eye fatigue

The feeling of foreign objects in the eyes is often due to eye fatigue. If you stare at computer, TV, mobile phone and other screens for a long time, or stay up late to work or study for a long time, it will cause excessive eye fatigue and lead to the feeling of foreign objects in the eyes.

How to deal with it: In this situation, just stop working and studying immediately, close your eyes, and let your eyes get enough rest. Usually, you should do eye exercises and look into the distance after using your eyes for an hour to relax your eye muscles.

The second reason for the foreign body sensation in the eyes: wearing contact lenses for a long time

Contact lenses are in direct contact with the cornea. Wearing them for a long time will prevent the cornea from contacting the air. The eyes will lose resistance due to lack of oxygen, making them prone to dry eyes, fatigue, blurred vision, foreign body sensation, etc. Moreover, too much sediment on the surface of contact lenses will affect normal vision, cause some discomfort symptoms, and endanger eye health.

How to deal with it: Make sure your contact lenses are clean and clean them with disinfectant before use. It is best not to wear contact lenses for more than 10 hours a day, and choose to wear frame glasses 3 days a week.

The third reason for the foreign body sensation in the eyes: dry eyes

Dry eye syndrome is caused by insufficient tear secretion or too rapid evaporation, which reduces the stability of the tear film and leads to dry eyes, itching, foreign body sensation, pain and burning sensation, sticky secretions, fear of wind, fear of light, and sensitivity to external stimuli; the eyes may even become red, swollen, congested, and keratinized.

How to deal with it: If you suffer from dry eyes, you should seek medical attention promptly and try to avoid staying in a dry environment for a long time, such as an air-conditioned room. It is best to use a humidifier to maintain a certain humidity in the room, which is helpful for auxiliary treatment of dry eyes.

Reason 4: Eye inflammation

When the eyes are inflamed, a series of eye discomfort symptoms will appear, such as conjunctivitis, keratitis, iridocyclitis, blepharitis, endophthalmitis, stye, etc., and the eyes will be swollen, painful, itchy, dry, red bloodshot, foreign body sensation, etc. This is usually caused by bacterial infection of the eyes.

How to deal with it: At this time, you should go to the ophthalmology department of a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time to avoid delay and worsening of the condition. You can use antibiotic eye ointment or eye drops for treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

Reason 5: Foreign objects enter the eyes

We all know that the eyes are fragile and sensitive. Even if very small objects enter the eyes, various eye discomforts will occur. For example, if sand, dust, pollen, rust, mascara, eyeliner, etc. enter the eyes, the eyes will be irritated to a certain extent, and the bacteria will also infect the eyes, so the eyes will feel foreign body, dry, itchy, red, and painful.

How to deal with it: Gently close your eyes for a while, or gently lift your upper eyelids with your hands. Generally, foreign objects adhering to the surface of the eyes can be discharged by themselves with tears. If you still feel a foreign body sensation, you can open your eyelids to find the foreign body, then gently remove it with a wet cotton swab.