What to do if you get an eye injury?

Eye injuries can be caused by various reasons, 10 percent of the worldwide eye injuries are caused by chemicals. Such injuries are usually more in the workplace. Industries are used in various chemicals. This chemical can cause problems if you see them.

The chemicals that damage the eyes are divided into three categories. Alkali or alkali, 2. Acid or acid and 3. irritant or causing discomfort.

The injury to the eye is very serious, which is not only the visible part of the eye such as corne, conjunctiv, scalar damage but also serious damage to the inner part, which can cause blindness in the inner part of the chemical, which can cause alkali burns in the eyes of various alkaline fluids, pesticides, drain cleaners, fertilizers used in agriculture, silt-patil cleaners, cement etc.

Eye injuries are less harmful to the alkali because it does not damage the inner part of the eye, which contains the list of acids – vinegar, nail polish remover, battery water, various acids.

Detergent, pepper spray etc. do not damage the eyes, but cause eye irritation, they are called irritable. If you have chemicals in the eyes, the eyes may become red, it hurts, it causes burning, watery water, eyelids, eyelids may become swollen and vision may be dim.

What to do if you get chemicals in your eyes: eye Do not do laudlis. It will cause more damage to the eyes. Many people heat the cup and sprinkle it, this is also not right.

Pour water immediately after 10-15 minutes of chemicals, it is difficult to open your eyelids, but it is the main treatment because chemicals will do so as much damage as you have in the eye.

Chemical trauma to the eye is easily preventable, 90 percent is preventable, so it is necessary to raise awareness.

Author: Assistant Professor, National Institute of Neurosciences (NINS)