Eyes - an organ that must be carefully protected. And when there are little troubles - be careful. For example, they did the work and got a speck in their eyes, what to do, how to get it? What measures should be taken at home to pull? How to do it right? Let's try to answer these questions as much as possible.
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We pull out the speck correctly!
On the Internet you can find a lot of tips how to pull a mote out of the eye, but no one gives an answer how to do it right. We turn for help to ophthalmologists and find out.
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Where can I remove the mote from the eye
If the object has stuck into the sclera, do not take any measures. Go to the doctor to see the ophthalmologist at the polyclinic. They will do everything necessary, prescribe the right drug for further treatment.
At home
If there is no way to quickly get to the doctor, you need to give first aid, examine the eye and see if you can pull out the mote yourself.
Important! Procedures are carried out with clean hands! Pre wash your hands with soap under running water, do not touch the objects.
To extract the mote from the eye, first determine its location. Pull back the lower eyelid, look around. If you do not find a foreign body, gently lift the upper eyelid. This procedure should be carried out very carefully: it can cause severe pain. Do not be surprised, the body's reaction to the presence of a mote is expressed in tears. In this way the eye tries to purify itself.
After detecting a foreign body, determine whether it is metal shavings, wood chips or moss. Different mote are removed in different ways:
- metal chips are easily removed by a magnet. Remember, if the iron speck in the eye, then bring the magnet as close to the open eye as possible and move it back and forth;
- got a lump of lime - immediately cook the sugar syrup( in a 1: 3 ratio), wipe the eye thoroughly;
- mote of a mild origin - begin to rotate the eyeball in such a direction that it begins to move towards the inner corner of the eye. Foreign body under the lower eyelid - along the clockwise direction, under the upper one - against. The mote will move to a safe corner: you can remove it.
Use water to rinse the eyes before cleaning or boiling. Raw water from the tap contains a large number of dangerous microorganisms, pathogens of various diseases, bleach. It can get through the microcracks of the eye in the body and cause acute illness or irritation.
To remove the mote from the eye, take any sharp object: a cotton swab, a paper napkin folded with an envelope, a piece of clean cloth.
Important! Strictly prohibited to remove mote, using tweezers, toothpicks, other sharp objects!
In some cases, it is not possible to quickly remove a foreign body with a cotton swab, it is recommended to put a purified water in a bowl, lower the face. Open your eyes, start rotating the eyeball until the speck does not come out.
If metal chips, a sharp object, hit the eye, do not rub or scratch your hands. Call someone to help you to see and provide first aid.
Warning! If the shavings have stuck into the eyeball, it is necessary to immediately call the medical institution.
Clearly following the instructions, you can quickly and painlessly pull the mote out of the eye. But what if the child was in trouble? How to remove a foreign body from a baby? Ophthalmologists know the answer to the question.
How to help a child
The most important thing is not to panic! Calm the child, plant, so it was convenient to conduct the procedure. Do the manipulations discussed above: examine the eye for detection and detection of mote.
Try to remove the foreign body in ways that suit the situation. In case the child is afraid, crying, does not let him calmly help, it makes sense to use the "grandmother's" means, lick the mote out of the eye.
Gently grasp the child's head with your hands to fix, slide the tongue of the eyelids and draw from the outer edge of the eye to the spout. Thus, flush the mote without causing the slightest harm. In most cases, this is the safest method of removing sorinok from the eyes of children, when walking with a baby on the street, and there are no improvised means at hand.
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How to remove a mote from the eye of a baby or a newborn
A foreign body in the child's eye is not uncommon. If a speck falls into the baby's eye, then determine whether it moves freely over the surface of the eye. Wash your hands and pull the lower eyelid of the baby. Then switch his attention to the object at the top and inspect the sclera.
If the mote moves, you can remove it yourself. Bury in a glazed boiled water of room temperature, it should be washed. To help you can make gentle circular movements with your finger in the direction from the outer corner to the bridge of the nose. This will move the mote to the tear duct. It can go out or clean with a cotton swab. After, treat the eye with albucid or a special ointment. These activities are sufficient.
What to do after removing the mote
Eye contact with a foreign body can contribute to inflammation, reddening of the cornea, the mote could cause damage resulting in the formation of microcracks. In order to prevent this, it is necessary to wash the eyes in various ways.
- is the most effective method for anti-inflammatory prophylaxis - to make a herbal tincture made of chamomile. Take 1 tbsp.l. Drugstore and pour 1 tbsp.boiling water, let it brew for 20 minutes. Make a cotton swab, soak in tincture and rinse your eyes;
- is the most common way to relieve inflammation - brewed tea. You can use tea bags. Make the brewing firm consistency, let it cool to room temperature and rinse the eyes;
- purchase in the pharmacy ophthalmic gel "Korneregel", which envelops and speeds up the healing of the cornea, bury your eyes. Do 3 drops a day, one drop. The drug relieves pain, moisturizes the eyeball, removes irritation.
You have safely got the mote, but the discomfort remains, this may be a consequence of the fact that the eyes were badly rubbed and inflamed. It should take some time - the mucosa will be restored.
Important! If you continue to feel pain, eyesight deteriorated, eyes wet, blushed, painfully blinks or the child complains of symptoms, immediately seek help from ophthalmologists.
Now you know how to pull the mote out of the eye correctly at home and can come to the rescue not only for yourself but also for your close ones.