What to do if something gets into your eyes

I believe that most people have experienced something getting into their eyes in real life. This is actually a common occurrence for many people. So, what should you do when something gets into your eyes? This is very important for most people. Most people do not know the correct way to deal with something getting into their eyes, so many times their methods are actually wrong and may hurt their eyes.

There are actually many ways to deal with things getting into the eyes. There are many folk remedies alone, but many of them have not been confirmed, so it is best not to use them when something gets into the eyes. Based on this, let’s introduce in detail what to do if something gets into your eyes.

When something gets into your eyes, you should follow these steps to handle it:

1. Gently close your eyes for a while, or gently lift your upper eyelids with your hands. Generally, foreign matter attached to the surface of the eyes can be discharged with tears.

2. If the foreign body in the eye cannot be discharged by itself and there is still pain, the foreign body may be on the conjunctiva inside the upper eyelid. You can turn the eyelid over to find the foreign body and gently wipe it off with a wet cotton swab or a clean handkerchief. You can also rinse it with clean water and the pain will disappear immediately.

3. If you still cannot find the foreign body in your eye after turning over your eyelids, the foreign body may be on the cornea. Do not try to remove it by yourself. You must go to the hospital for treatment.

Precautions

Usually after a foreign body is expelled or removed from the eye, the eye still feels sore and uncomfortable, as if there is still a foreign body. This is because the eye has not yet adapted to the new environment or there is an injury on the cornea. As long as you check and confirm that there is no foreign body, you will soon return to normal after a while or by using some antibiotic eye drops and eye ointment.

The treatment methods for different symptoms are as follows:

Dust

When sand and dust fly into the eyes with the wind, the irritation caused often makes people rub their eyes involuntarily with their hands or handkerchiefs. This not only fails to solve the problem, but also causes foreign matter to embed into the tissue and become difficult to remove. The correct method is: pinch the upper eyelid with two fingers and gently lift it forward. The rescuer will blow gently into the eye to stimulate tears and flush out the sand and dust. If this method does not work, turn over the eyelid to directly search for foreign objects. Let the patient look upwards first, and the rescuer will gently search with his hands. If not, you can look for it by turning up the upper eyelid, the edge of the eyelid and the white of the eyeball. After finding the foreign object, use a clean, wet handkerchief to open the lower eyelid to look for the foreign object. Pay special attention to the wrinkles where the lower eyelid and the eyeball meet. Foreign objects are easily retained here, so you should carefully use a corner to gently wipe out the foreign object. If a lot of sand and dust enters your eyes, rinse them with clean water.

Foreign matter such as dust, sand, iron filings, etc. splashes into the eyes

When foreign objects such as iron filings, ash and sand splash into the eyes, the eye will feel a foreign body sensation, and will experience irritation symptoms such as pain and tearing. The foreign body can be seen by turning over the upper eyelid.

First aid measures

Do not rub it to prevent the foreign object from rolling and damaging the eyeball. You can pull your eyelids forward to let tears wash away the foreign body or rinse with cold water to wash away the foreign body. If it doesn't work, close your eyes, turn your eyes downward, and do the following:

1. Rinse the conjunctival sac with normal saline or 3% boric acid water.

2. Use a sterilized cotton swab dipped in a little saline to gently wipe it off, and then apply antibiotic eye drops.

3. Send to hospital for diagnosis and treatment if necessary.

To sum up, while we have learned the solutions to deal with things getting into the eyes, we also learned that there are many types of things getting into the eyes, and different methods are generally used for different types of things getting into the eyes. The specific treatment methods have been introduced in detail in the above. Therefore, in our future lives, if we encounter things getting into the eyes again, we must find out what is in and then carry out symptomatic treatment.