Smoke In the eyes

I was puffin on a cigar when it was dark out, and all of sudden i feel this horrible pain in my eye...

Using careful, deductive reasoning i concluded that it was the smoke pouring out of my mouth, floating up, and entering my eye...

and the combination of smoke and heat be damaging???

also a side question: Can one use too much Eye drops?

thanks!

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Yes and Yes.

JCH III MD

[paran0id1]

can you please elaborate....

How much smoke would be damaging and would it be long term? if yes how could one tell if there was damage?

what happens when too much eye drops are used?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Any tobacco productg increases the risk of cataract, macular degeneration, blood clots in the arteries of the retina. However you may die of emphysema, lung cancer, stroke, heart attack, peripheral vascular disease, bladder cancer before it hurst your eyes. Stop smoking.'

There are many types of eye drops. Some such as artifical tears you can take all you want. Some like steroid eye drops, dilating eye drops can be toxic with just a few doses.

JCH III MD