Q&A for How to Get an Eyelash Out of Your Eye

Yes! You can always apply a lubricating eye drop to help the foreign object out of your eyes by itself.

It can scratch your cornea, especially if you rub your eyes vigorously trying to remove it.

The method that always works for me is closing my eyes and gently massaging my eyelid in the direction I believe the eyelash will be safely ejected. If it does get annoying, please visit your eye doctor to make sure that he or she can extract it carefully.

Any foreign object in your eye, even as small as an eyelash, has the potential to cause irritation and even an infection. If you're having difficulty getting an eyelash out of your eye, you should see a doctor.

If you've taken reasonable steps to get the eyelash out and you still can't, you should see a doctor. Anything that gets stuck in your eye could cause irritation or an infection if it is not removed.

You may get an infection, but it is extremely unlikely. The most likely outcome would be major discomfort. You will not lose your sight.

Cry.Cry like you have never cried before. If it doesn't work, seek your eye doctor's help.

No. See an eye doctor immediately for help.

Just wait an hour or so. It probably still feels like there is something there, but there's not.

It can. Dampen the Q-tip with sterile water first, before attempting to remove the eyelash. This will stick the cotton together and make it unlikely for any parts to come off. The eyelash will also stick better to the wet Q-tip.

Get a bowl of water, (make sure it's clean), put your face in, and open your eye in it. This should most probably get rid of the contact stuck in there. If not, see your doctor immediately.

It could potentially, but try not to rub your eyes, as that could cause more eyelashes to fall out (among other problems). Know that, even if you don't do anything in particular, your eyelash will eventually make its way to the inner corner of the eye, where it will be easy to remove with a q-tip.

Try holding the top eyelid out with your fingertips and then looking up to the ceiling or sky. Repeat if any discomfort remains.

If you have a scratch on the eyeball, you will always feel the irritation in the same place on the eye. In other words, the irritation of the eyelash will change places. If it's a scratch, use the eye drops for lubrication as they are thicker and will soothe the scratch.

If you're in a tremendous amount of pain, this might be a reasonable idea, but maybe try calling your doctor's office first and see what they suggest.

Pour mineral or sterile water into a large bowl. Slowly lower your face, with open eyes, into the water until the liquid touches your eyes. The eyelash should then wash out into the bowl. Repeat several times if necessary until the eyelash is gone.

Try thinking of something really sad, or keeping your eyes wide open until you start to tear up, then blink rapidly.

Probably not. It'll just dry out your eye.

No, if it wasn't serious. If you feel irritation for more than a few days or so, contact your eye doctor.

If none of the methods in the article work, you might want to consider contacting an eye doctor or your family doctor.

Use tweezers to gently pull the eyelash up so it faces the right way. If you need to, get help.

Use two fingers. Use the tips of your nails like tweezers.

Don't rub your eye. Try holding the top eyelid out with your fingertips and then looking up to the ceiling or sky. Repeat if any discomfort remains. Your natural tears should flush out the eyelash.

All you would have to do in this case is remove it with a pair of tweezers that have been cleaned.

Just wait a while. Blink regularly, and it will eventually make its way to the inner corner of your eye, from which you can pull it out easily.

Crying should help flush out the eyelash, but it's not a guarantee. You could also try dipping your face into a bowl or sink full of water to help rinse the eyelash out.

Try flushing out the eye with water or the pulling-the-eyelid-down method. If none of these work, you'll have to wait for it to come out on its own or seek medical attention.

Try rubbing that part of your eye so the tear glands can wash it out. If that doesn't work, then just sleep it off.

White discharge usually occurs from a eye infection. Yes, it could have been caused if the swimming pool wasn't clean. In more severe cases, your eye discharge may occur with other symptoms. You should see an eye doctor about it.

The eyelash could scratch your cornea, which would be slightly painful for maybe a day or so. In the absolute worst case scenario, that scratch could become infected, but that's extremely unlikely. Try all of the tips in the article. Eventually the eyelash will come out.