THE family of a Studley boy says he was left with his eye glued shut for five days, after a member of medical staff allowed glue to get into it his eye while he was being treated for a head injury. 

Four-year-old  Jay Watson was taken to the Alexandra Hospital in Woodrow, Redditch, by his grandmother Jayne Gilder and mum Jo Watson, after cutting his head at a soft play area in Worcester. 

Staff at the hospital decided to glue the cut rather than use stitches.
But his family claimed that after laying him down for the procedure to be carried outr, glue dripped from his head and into his eye. 

Following this, Jay, who is being assessed for autism and has sensory issues, screamed in pain, his grandmother said.

But she claimed but the hospital sent him away and said they hoped it would open on its own. 

Mrs Gilder, of Forest View, Crabbs Cross, said: “He has been in agony. 
“He came out looking like he had been in a war zone. 
“The stress that child went through to try toand open his eye is unbelievable. He screamed the hospital down, all because of incompetence.”

After a restless night, Mrs Watson and Mrs Gilder took Jay, who attends Coughton C of E Primary School, back to the Alex. 
They where they were told they had two options; prise the eye open or wait for it to loosen on its own. 

Mrs Gilder said: “She (Mrs Watson) couldn’t face another night like that. He hadn’t slept.” 

So a nurse, alongside Mrs Gilder and Mrs Watson, held Jay down, while the doctor tried to prise the eye open. 

But it was still covered in glue and he was unable to open it.
Mrs Watson then took him to Worcestershire Royal Hospital to see if anything could be done there, but was again told it was a matter of waiting for the glue to slacken. 

The eye eventually open, but it took several days to happen and was painful.

Mrs Watson, from Studley, said:  “Parents do need to be aware that they need to cover their child’s eyes or to ask the consultant to cover their eyes.“I couldn’t fault the hospital’s aftercare, but it shouldn’t happen in the first place. “It was a nightmare because it was so sore. 

“He couldn’t open his eye and the glue was scratching. Parents do need to be aware that they need to cover their child’s eyes or to ask the consultant to cover their eyes,” she added. 

“I couldn’t fault the hospital’s aftercare, but it shouldn’t happen in the first place. 

“If it has happened before already, something should have been done to fix it so it doesn’t does not to happen again.”

She added that she felt an older child would understand the situation better, but because Jay he is just four, he was frightened that he couldn’t see. 

A Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust spokesman said: “We are concerned when a patients experience doesn’t match the high standards we set for ourselves, however we are unable to discuss individual cases. We would urge the family to contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Team on 0300 123 1732 or at wah-tr.PET@nhs.net so any concerns can be addressed.”