What to do if your eyes are burned

If you accidentally get an eye burn in your life, don't be anxious. First understand the extent of the burn. If the extent is not serious, you can apply some burn medicine around the eyes and then rest more. However, if the burn is very serious, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time. It is best to choose a professional and regular hospital, so as to increase the recovery rate. Let us learn in detail what to do if the eyes are burned?

First, what to do if your eyes are burned. Thermal burns of eyelids:

The wound surface is often large, with a lot of necrotic tissue and wound exudate, so preventing infection is the first priority. Surface dirt and necrotic tissue can be removed under sterile operation, and then a large amount of antibiotic ointment (such as ciprofloxacin eye ointment, chloramphenicol eye ointment) can be applied locally. Or apply wet compress with antibiotic solution (such as gentamicin, ofloxacin eye drops). Apply eye ointment to the conjunctival sac and separate it with a glass rod daily to prevent eyelid adhesion. If conditions permit, you can wear contact lenses (soft). If the eyelid burn area is large and there is a lot of secretion and necrotic tissue, the dressing should be changed once a day. At the same time, antibiotics should be taken orally or injected intramuscularly to prevent infection. When the wound is clean and granulation tissue begins to grow, epidermal transplantation should be used in time to repair it. For severe second- and third-degree burns on the eyelids with obvious scar deformities, eyelid plastic surgery can be performed after one year.

Second, thermal burns of the eyeball:

Refers to burns of the cornea, conjunctiva and sclera. The main purpose is to prevent eyeball adhesion, promote epithelial healing, and prevent eyeball perforation. The burned eye generally does not need to be rinsed. You can use antibiotic eye drops or compound honey eye drops, apply a large amount of antibiotic eye ointment every night, and take antibiotics orally or inject them intramuscularly. For more serious cases, 0.5-1 ml of autologous blood can be injected subconjunctivally, or healthy serum can be used for eye drops, and vitamins C, A, D, B2, etc. can be taken orally to promote healing of the conjunctival epithelium. For patients with large conjunctival burns but mild scleral burns, early autologous conjunctival or lip mucosa transplantation can be considered.

What should you do if your eyes are burned? When there is a full-thickness burn to the sclera or there is a risk of corneal perforation, lamellar keratoplasty can be performed early to repair the defect, or a secondary keratoplasty can be performed after conservative treatment has healed (usually after 1 year).