Guidance expert: Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangdong Province Huang Xuelin chief physician
As the saying goes, 'eyes can not tolerate sand', but in life there are always some foreign body flew into the eyes experience, in this case, many people first reaction is rubbing, in order to get rid of foreign body in the eyes, So, this approach is really tricky it?
In fact, the foreign body into the eyes, rubbing, is a very inappropriate practice .From the sand, dust and other foreign matter into the eyes, usually the first stick in the cornea at the surface of the eye, the human cornea is like a layer of crystal clear Of the glass, if rubbed by hand, easy to make foreign body traces of the eyeball surface, hurt the eye, make the eyes feel more uncomfortable.In addition, hand rubbing the eyes, but also easy to pollute the eyes.
In general, all organs of the human body are defensive, when the foreign body flew into the eyes, the eyes receive the signal, will immediately start self-protection and self-cleaning ability to secrete a large number of tears of this foreign body 'washed out' Therefore, when dust, insects and other foreign objects fly into the eyes, do not rub their eyes by hand, the correct approach is to first close your eyes until the tears 'slipping out' and then slowly open your eyes and then blink Blink, by the tears of this foreign body rushed out.
If you still can not rely on the way of tears rushed out of foreign body, you can also ask the affected side of the upper and lower eyelids open, looking for foreign body, and then gently disinfected cotton swab to wipe it, but in the process of swab with a cotton swab, Be careful not to rub the corneal position, so as not to stimulate the cornea; but it is best to ask the ophthalmologist to deal with.
If it is lime, sulfuric acid and other corrosive chemicals inadvertently, due to the chemical damage to the eyes of the larger, so the scene need to do some emergency treatment: for example, to find the nearest water, and then wash your eyes as soon as possible, Flush the injured eye side of the head down, fingers open the eyelids, as soon as possible with the flow of water to fully wash your eyes, as much as possible so that eye and eye corrosive chemicals rinse, and then as soon as possible to go The hospital please doctor treatment.
Eyes of foreign body injuries, occurred in the decoration, construction, processing and other practitioners, different types of foreign body damage to the eyes of the severity vary widely. If the foreign body into the injured eye, then the consequences are more serious, not only can make eyesight suffer And can lead to serious eye damage, or even be forced to remove the eye or make the eye blinding, etc. For this trauma injury and eye, need to do is to be taken to the hospital as soon as possible, the doctor to deal with the prime time for rescue, with Eye damage will be minimized.
