Comments on: How to Treat a Black Eye (Bruise)

on 5/9/2008 Simply saying "you don't know my background" (look it up since I am a Health Expert for eHow.com it should not be hard) is unprofessional. Also, I did not express a personal opinion on the black eye article but evidence-based medical facts. However, please don't mislead others by trite responses.

on 5/8/2008 Purplepaty...I don't know your background but that is only your own opinion...:-)

on 5/8/2008 Richard...If you read the article CORRECTLY...I did state "DO NOT PLACE THE ICE PACK DIRECTLY ON THE INJURED EYE...place it just above the eye on the forehead region" As to "herbal" remedies I ALWAYS advice individuals to be "open-minded" about the options but ALWAYS CONSULT your medical Doctor before starting any alternative medicine or treatments!..NOTE that I had mentioned this several times in this article!!

Yes...i mean ten min intervals ..not directly on the eye or injures tissue but above the eye on the forehead region.

on 5/8/2008 I was frankly surprised to see that Dr. Jewell had written this article. I thought it was written by a teenaged or early twenties female who was trying to pass along what she thought was helpful information, but which is really quite harmful. I hope most people on the internet realize that not all info that is presented is accurate.

on 5/8/2008 I need to point out the errors in the article but they can potentially be harmful to someone following the advice. Ice backs should NEVER be place directly on a "black eye" or any other part of the body. There always needs to be a cloth barrier between the ice and skin to prevent serious tissue damage. Also ICE SHOULD NEVER BE APPLIED ANYWEHRE FOR A DAY OR TWO. THIS IS DANGEOUS, AND HARMFUL. There isn't ANY evidence based research to support that potentially damaging situation. Wearing an eye patch without comprehensive eye exam many actually lead to other problems and retinal damage. While I appreciate how many people "like" herbal remedies it is essential to remember that herbs are basically unregulated, untested, and poorly manufactured "drugs". Until the “herbal” industry provides peer and evidence based research that can be replicated I urge extreme caution with the agents -

on 5/8/2008 Just concerned about wearing an ice pack for 1-2 days. Did you mean ten minute intervals up to 2 hours?

on 5/8/2008 Where do you think the myth of using a steak over it came from? Is it at all relevant? Thanks for the thorough article.

on 5/8/2008 It was very refreshing to read an article where the writer put an honest effort into the research and writing.

on 4/21/2008 Fantastic article. Great job and well written. Thank you Dr Jewell

on 2/7/2008 I didn't know there were so many ways to treat a black eye. I always forget about the vitamin K use. The parsley treatment was interesting.