Corneal Abrasions Can Occur In The Blink Of An Eye

By Adam Pope

It was about 7 o’clock on a regular worknight. Jessica Martindale and her then-6-month-old son, Henry, were playing on the bed before they started their nighttime routine. They were touching noses and playing peek-a-boo when, out of nowhere, his right hand swiped across Martindale’s left eye.

She had poked her own eye accidentally numerous times in the past, but she knew this time felt different. She had trouble opening it, and Martindale’s instincts told her to keep it closed. She secured Henry in his jumper so she could look into a mirror to assess the damage. At first it looked normal, but Martindale felt a shooting pain that was not going away, and every time she blinked that pain shot across the corner of her eye.

“My first thought was ‘My son has scratched my eye,’” she said.

Martindale’s husband came home from work and she explained what had happened. They decided to wait until the next morning so she could visit UAB Callahan Eye Hospital and have someone look at it.

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