Tips for cleaning eyes?

Does anyone have any suggestions for getting things out of your baby's eyes? She gets little hairs or blanket fuzzies in her eye on occasion and it's super hard to get it out. It doesn't bother her but i just feel so bad that she has a little thing in her eye, you know? I try to gently rinse with a cotton ball/circle soaked with water but she closes her eyes super tight and just gets mad. I know eventually it will come out but I just don't want anything to be in there too long and cause a problem.