 [ Symptoms ] what are the possable causes of your body not being able to absorb iron after having your stomach and spleen removed [ Disease ] ahhh sandbox eyes i see this quite often the next step assuming he is still crying rubbing his eyes and complaining is to see a medical provider to see if he has a corneal abrasion   a painful scratch on the cornea you will need to take him to an urgent care facility the medical provider will put a drop or two of an anesthetic solution to numb the eye instant relief  a tiny amount of bright yellow fluorecein dye will be put in the eye to reveal any scratch it can be seen using a black light in a darkened examination room if he does have a tiny scratch he will need some antibiotic drops or ointment for a few days while it heals these things are painful but fortunately they heal very fast