Burns To The Eye: Home Treatment
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Home Treatment
Home treatment may relieve your eye symptoms.
- First aid for chemical burns to the eye. Immediately flush the eye with cool water. Quickly diluting the chemical reduces the chance of serious eye damage.
- First aid for heat burns to the eyes or the area around the eyes. Immediately flush the eye with cool water. Fill a sink or dishpan with water. Put your face in the water, then open and close your eyelids to force water to all parts of your eye.
If your eye symptoms are not 100% better after 24 hours of home treatment, an evaluation by a doctor is needed.
Eye injury to a child
Applying first aid measures for an eye injury to a child may be difficult depending on the child's age, size, and ability to cooperate. Having another adult help you treat the child is helpful. Stay calm and talk in a soothing voice. Use slow, gentle movements to help the child remain calm and cooperative. A struggling child may need to be held strongly so that first aid can be started and the seriousness of the eye injury assessed.
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Symptoms to Watch For During Home Treatment
Use the Check Your Symptoms section to evaluate your symptoms if any of the following occur during home treatment:
- Decreased, double, or blurred vision doesn't clear with blinking.
- Pain increases or continues more than 24 hours.
- Signs of infection develop.
- Symptoms become more severe or more frequent.
| Last updated: | December 06, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Christopher J. Rudnisky, MD, FRCSC - Ophthalmology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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