A champagne cork hit me in the eye.

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A champagne cork hit me in the eye which has become bloodshot, sore and extremely sensitive to light. Whenever I look up or down there is pain, I cannot look at bright lights or television, even as i am typing this now i have the brightness on the computer screen at the minimum and there is still pain. I can't go to the doctor till Monday so if anyone has any suggestions please do help me.

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

You need to see an ophthalmologist ASAP.  You might have ruptured a blood vessel in the front of the eye and have a hyphema (blood in the front of the eye) and iritis.

This needs to be treated.

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Thank you for your advice but I am not as concerned as I was before because the pain has come to an end. Now I can look up, down and any other way, there is still however some pain to bright lights but less than half of what it was yesterday or the day before. I am not sure if I need a doctor even though the eye is bloodshot. If you disagree please do tell me as I am unsure of how to proceed.

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

You should have an eye exam to make sure everything is ok.  Late complications include retinal detachment and very late, 10 to 20 years, glaucoma.