I suffer from terrible allergies, and had a particularly bad case of hay fever. I made the mistake of rubbing my watery eye with my tshirt, which put pollen into my eye. This was Friday at 9 am. My eyeball swelled and would bulge through my eyelids unless I closed it. I flushed it with water and eye solution, but it was already very inflamed. I got a steroid shot at 6 pm yesterday, and by this morning the swelling was gone and the coloration normal.
However, I have blurred vision in the eye. I am taking 50 mg of benadryll every 4 hours, using antihistamine eyedrops, and taking zyrtec-d in the morning and evening
The PA at the clinic told me everything should go back to normal soon. I am doing field work in remote regions and dont have regular access to a doctor. I dont suspect it to be a macular problem, bc I dont have colors washing out or a great out, im just seeing double out of that eye.
Should I be overall concerned? Will my vision return to normal? Is there anything else I should be doing? I don't have insurance, so I have to be positive a er/hospital trip is really needed. Is blurred vision after a swollen eye common?
Thanks