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What can you do at home to help?

  • Wearing sunglasses may help reduce light sensitivity
  • Avoid rubbing or touching your eye

Help with pain management

Simple analgesics can be used after injury, most of which can be bought over the counter in shops, supermarkets or pharmacy’s. Examples are:

  • Paracetamol
  • Ibuprofen

You may have been prescribed an alternative pain killer, please refer to specific advice for that tablet if this is the case.

When to seek further help?

In most cases, you will not need to return for a further check-up. However, contact your GP or NHS 111 if:

  • Your eyesight becomes more blurred over time, or
  • The pain and redness are getting a lot worse.

 If you feel this is an emergency then go to your local Emergency Department

Accessible Information

If you need this information in another format or language and are in the hospital, please ask a member of staff. If you are accessing this leaflet online or on your phone you can see our Google Translate automated guidance on the Digital Patient Information Hub home screen.

Smoking

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a smoke-free organisation. You are not permitted to smoke or in use e-cigarettes in any of the hospital buildings or grounds.

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, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane, Bradford BD9 6RJ.

Date of publication: Jun 2024
Review Date: Jun 2026
MID Ref: 24061204