Comments on: Mom Should Have Washed Your Eye With Soap! http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2010/03/eye-nose-mouth-are-connected/ Randall V. Wong, M.D., Retinal Specialist Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:41:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Randall V. Wong, M.D. http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2010/03/eye-nose-mouth-are-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 Randall V. Wong, M.D. Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:45:28 +0000 http://retinaeyedoctor.com/?p=1247#comment-1270 Sounds like a pretty nasty situation, but I wouldn't freak out. Regardless of the cause of his gingivitis, there isn't anything that he could "spit" into your eye and cause you problems. Disgusting...sure. Problem, probably not. My disclaimer is that if you are concerned see your eye doctor. All the best. r Sounds like a pretty nasty situation, but I wouldn’t freak out. Regardless of the cause of his gingivitis, there isn’t anything that he could “spit” into your eye and cause you problems.

Disgusting…sure. Problem, probably not. My disclaimer is that if you are concerned see your eye doctor.

All the best.

r

]]> By: Matt Gunter http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2010/03/eye-nose-mouth-are-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 Matt Gunter Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:29:41 +0000 http://retinaeyedoctor.com/?p=1247#comment-1266 This guy at work has necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis and spits when he talks. He began taking specific antibiotics for his condition last night. Earlier today though, he was within range, and I got saliva on my left eyelid. I freaked out and ran to the restroom to wash my eyelid, but my eye has been hurting ever since. Maybe it is in my head, or I got soap in my eye? Is his mouth bacteria in danger of hurting my eye? thanks. This guy at work has necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis and spits when he talks. He began taking specific antibiotics for his condition last night. Earlier today though, he was within range, and I got saliva on my left eyelid. I freaked out and ran to the restroom to wash my eyelid, but my eye has been hurting ever since. Maybe it is in my head, or I got soap in my eye? Is his mouth bacteria in danger of hurting my eye? thanks.

]]> By: Randall V. Wong, M.D. http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2010/03/eye-nose-mouth-are-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-496 Randall V. Wong, M.D. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:24:23 +0000 http://retinaeyedoctor.com/?p=1247#comment-496 Sounds more like a corneal problem more than anything else. Glad it has resolved. r Sounds more like a corneal problem more than anything else. Glad it has resolved.

r

]]> By: John Farrell http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2010/03/eye-nose-mouth-are-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-491 John Farrell Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:21:52 +0000 http://retinaeyedoctor.com/?p=1247#comment-491 This is very interesting. Last Saturday, I spent most of the day in a hospital in PA visiting Donna's 92 year old aunt, who is now under hospice care. During the 3 hour drive home, my right eye became irritated like it was very dry. For the last hour of the drive, I was blinking rapidly to keep driving. When I got home, I used eye drops and took some ibuprophen. After a couple days of that routine, the eye is feeling much better but there is still some lingering soreness. I don't have a cold or other signs of getting a bug at the hospital so can I assume whatever I got wound up in my eye? This is very interesting. Last Saturday, I spent most of the day in a hospital in PA visiting Donna’s 92 year old aunt, who is now under hospice care. During the 3 hour drive home, my right eye became irritated like it was very dry. For the last hour of the drive, I was blinking rapidly to keep driving. When I got home, I used eye drops and took some ibuprophen. After a couple days of that routine, the eye is feeling much better but there is still some lingering soreness. I don’t have a cold or other signs of getting a bug at the hospital so can I assume whatever I got wound up in my eye?

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