Chapter 19: Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

iv. To ease pain and assist with dislodging the foreign body: (a) Irrigate the eye with a sterile saline solution. (1) Flush from the nose side toward the outside to avoid flushing material into the other eye. (b) After removal, a foreign body will often leave a small abrasion on the conjunctiva. ................
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