Ignore the
rolling about advice, and the
washing with water advice until you read this.
1. Firstly, pull the upper eyelid down and over the lower eyelid.
2.Then wait for around 40 seconds. During this time water will build up between the eye and upper eyelid.
3.Just as you feel pressure start to build and the feeling that you are going to shed tears from that eye, blink gently .
4.Repeat this a couple of times until the water is gone. The small irritant will have been washed away in the tears, and when you lower your eyelid back onto the eye you should feel fine.
5.Then wash your hands and then your eye with water to remove any smaller irritants.
This works very well, and gets it every time. The rolling may scratch the cornea as stated above and the washing is useless if the little piece is lodged under the eyelid. If you use this method it will remove it directly before washing, or at least bring it down far enough for washing to have an effect.