The symptoms of a scratched cornea include eye watering, pain and redness in the eye, spasms in the eyelid, sensitivity to light, blurry vision or the feeling that there is something in your eye. Fortunately, there a number of steps you can take to help your scratched cornea heal. scratched cornea, or a corneal abrasion, can have a number of causes, including wearing contacts for an extended length of time or wearing cracked or chipped contact lenses, getting hit/poked in your eye, having a foreign object (such as an eyelash or sand) trapped in your eye or getting fluid in your eye.
Orchid Blooms: How long do they last? This monthâs question is one that we get asked quite often. It is hard to say what an orchid will do in every home since bloom time will always depend on the conditions in which you keep your orchid. Phalaenopsis Orchid spikes- with their bloomsâ sepals and petals resembling a butterfly or moth in flightâwill typically last from 6 to 12 weeks, sometimes even longer.
For The Longest Time! The blooms of your orchids will stay fresh longer if you follow these simple steps: Do not let water stagnate in between their leaves, as it promotes bacterial rot that may kill plants like Phalaenopsis. Do not let plants sit in water, as their roots will rot and plants will die. Do not water them too often. Most orchid plants need watering once a week, some every 10 days or so. When placed in decorative containers (baskets, china,...) they take longer to dry out, so stretch your watering interval by a few days .