Hi all

I was in the backyard using the whipper snipper yesterday afternoon, trying to clean the place up before rental inspection today. Unfortunately I wasn’t wearing glasses at the time, and got a tiny bit of dog poo splat up in my right eye. I ran to the bathroom and rinsed it for a while but it’s now a little red and * slightly * sore, so I’ve also had some Chloramphenicol eye drops (normally for conjunctivitis).

Would anyone know if this is the correct treatment for it, or should I be looking for something stronger from my local quackery?

I always go to the pharmacist first for this sort of thing. They are usually pretty good IME in terms of care and products.

Mr Speedy scratched his cornea in the garden. The optometrist told him to use Chlorsig eye drops. Looking online, they are also used for bacterial conjunctivitis, so you’re probably on the right track if the active ingredient has antibacterial properties.

Just check your use-by date and remember that eye drops should be used within one month of opening.

Thanks Arts & Speedy :)

Chlorsig is the brand name of chloramphenicol, so yeh that’s what I’ve got.

I didn’t speak to a pharmacist but did call an optometrist, thought they might be better to speak with because they specialise in eye stuff anyway?

Let this be a lesson to you… get someone else to do the whipper snippering.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFZh92MUOY

Arts said:

Let this be a lesson to you… get someone else to do the whipper snippering.

Or at least wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Arts said:

Let this be a lesson to you… get someone else to do the whipper snippering.

I probably should, I’m always being told I did a horrible job of it lol..

JTQ said:

Arts said:

Let this be a lesson to you… get someone else to do the whipper snippering.

I probably should, I’m always being told I did a horrible job of it lol..

a shitty job … one could say ;)

hope the eye is ok

Cheers Arts, seems to be a little better today than yesterday but will definitely need some more chloramphenicol to get it back to normal again.

JTQ said:

Cheers Arts, seems to be a little better today than yesterday but will definitely need some more chloramphenicol to get it back to normal again.

Unless it’s not infected, in which case it’ll irritate more than help.

On your way to the chemist, stop off at Bunnings (or similar approved) and get yourself a pair of Australian Standard safety glasses. Seriously, never ever do the whipper-snipping again without wearing some eye protection. It is just madness. The number of times I’ve been struck in the face while doing it, I’ll never even start the bloody thing without eye protection on.

Luckily it was something relatively soft like dog poo (which should have been cleaned up first) and not a pebble. You might’ve been the next blind Croatian ranger.

Divine Angel said:

Luckily it was something relatively soft like dog poo (which should have been cleaned up first) and not a pebble. You might’ve been the next blind Croatian ranger.

Then he’ll hit a snake.

party_pants said:

On your way to the chemist, stop off at Bunnings (or similar approved) and get yourself a pair of Australian Standard safety glasses. Seriously, never ever do the whipper-snipping again without wearing some eye protection. It is just madness. The number of times I’ve been struck in the face while doing it, I’ll never even start the bloody thing without eye protection on.

I picked up a face shield for $20 on the weekend.
Pretty much for use when whipper snipping and rotary hoeing

They’re bloody dangerous things, last week I had something hit my shin and draw blood, through my jeans.

party_pants said:

They’re bloody dangerous things, last week I had something hit my shin and draw blood, through my jeans.

Yeah, I used to laugh at the ‘ting’ sound of rocks bouncing off my fake leg… then one would hit my real shin… Karma

I never do whipper snippering unless padded up like an ice hockey goalie.

sibeen said:

I never do whipper snippering unless padded up like an ice hockey goalie.

Yeah, perhaps I should get the old cricket pads out next time :)

party_pants said:

On your way to the chemist, stop off at Bunnings (or similar approved) and get yourself a pair of Australian Standard safety glasses. Seriously, never ever do the whipper-snipping again without wearing some eye protection. It is just madness. The number of times I’ve been struck in the face while doing it, I’ll never even start the bloody thing without eye protection on.

+1

stumpy_seahorse said:

party_pants said:

They’re bloody dangerous things, last week I had something hit my shin and draw blood, through my jeans.

Yeah, I used to laugh at the ‘ting’ sound of rocks bouncing off my fake leg… then one would hit my real shin… Karma

You are a crazy banana!

>I never do whipper snippering unless padded up like an ice hockey goalie

Certainly can send wood chips, golf balls and rocks flying. Thing that slows me down is all the green shit that ends up on the sunglasses. I use some of the heaviest nylon you can get these days, drilled the holes out in the cutter head /internal dispenser to take it, still have to take to some marshmallows with the shovel.

>>I didn’t speak to a pharmacist but did call an optometrist, thought they might be better to speak with because they specialise in eye stuff anyway?<<

Someone told you over the phone what to use? Asking for trouble in a legal sense. And not very professional.

sibeen said:

I never do whipper snippering unless padded up like an ice hockey goalie.

so never…

buffy said:

>>I didn’t speak to a pharmacist but did call an optometrist, thought they might be better to speak with because they specialise in eye stuff anyway?<<

Someone told you over the phone what to use? Asking for trouble in a legal sense. And not very professional.

we don’t know what the optometrist said. But eye washes and general eye cleaning things are available OTC, and in many first aid kits.

Arts said:

buffy said:

>>I didn’t speak to a pharmacist but did call an optometrist, thought they might be better to speak with because they specialise in eye stuff anyway?<<

Someone told you over the phone what to use? Asking for trouble in a legal sense. And not very professional.

we don’t know what the optometrist said. But eye washes and general eye cleaning things are available OTC, and in many first aid kits.

But chlorsig isn’t. And it’s not really something that should be recommended on the phone without seeing the eye.

buffy said:

Arts said:

buffy said:

>>I didn’t speak to a pharmacist but did call an optometrist, thought they might be better to speak with because they specialise in eye stuff anyway?<<

Someone told you over the phone what to use? Asking for trouble in a legal sense. And not very professional.

we don’t know what the optometrist said. But eye washes and general eye cleaning things are available OTC, and in many first aid kits.

But chlorsig isn’t.

It is…

buffy said:

Arts said:

buffy said:

>>I didn’t speak to a pharmacist but did call an optometrist, thought they might be better to speak with because they specialise in eye stuff anyway?<<

Someone told you over the phone what to use? Asking for trouble in a legal sense. And not very professional.

we don’t know what the optometrist said. But eye washes and general eye cleaning things are available OTC, and in many first aid kits.

But chlorsig isn’t. And it’s not really something that should be recommended on the phone without seeing the eye.

I was under the impression that the OP already had that on hand. I agree though, eye’s are something that should be checked out in these cases.

Just out of interest – it there are no scratches on the eyeball or inside lid(s) the matter would work it’s way out relatively safely, right? Isn’t that what eyes do?

reapostrophosise at will

Arts said:

buffy said:

Arts said:

we don’t know what the optometrist said. But eye washes and general eye cleaning things are available OTC, and in many first aid kits.

But chlorsig isn’t. And it’s not really something that should be recommended on the phone without seeing the eye.

I was under the impression that the OP already had that on hand. I agree though, eye’s are something that should be checked out in these cases.

Just out of interest – it there are no scratches on the eyeball or inside lid(s) the matter would work it’s way out relatively safely, right? Isn’t that what eyes do?

Except for alien eye worms and black oil

Bitter and painful experiences have taught me never to trust safety glasses alone to protect against very fast moving swarf, like one gets from angle grinders and whipper snippers. A mesh face shield is good for protecting the face, but not 100% effective for eyes. Which leaves goggles, which fog up…

The current first aid treatment (from the HLTAID003 national training package) is to wash the eye for as long as it takes to remove the substance and refer to a doctor if necessary. For a tiny spec of dog poo I would use an eye bath and wash several times with sterile saline solution.

Hope your eye is all better real soon.

My son has conjunctivitis at the moment so I already had an (unopened) bottle of chlorsig on hand. The optometrist suggested just washing it with water to try and clean it out, which I did for about 10 minutes.

Just tried chlorsig after that to try and give it a bit of better chance of not getting infected.

From memory I don’t remember if chlorsig is antibacterial or not, and after only an hour’s sleep I’m not really able to process the logic to figure it out. (Jacobie and his cousin, both 3yo’s, stayed over last night and we made a tent in his old room… was fun, but didn’t get much sleep at all)

JTQ said:

Thanks Arts & Speedy :)

Chlorsig is the brand name of chloramphenicol, so yeh that’s what I’ve got.

I didn’t speak to a pharmacist but did call an optometrist, thought they might be better to speak with because they specialise in eye stuff anyway?

Forget all the new fancy stuff, WB&D is your friend and best bet!