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Burns to the Eye
Home Treatment
Home treatment may relieve your eye symptoms.
Immediately flush the eye with cool water. This is the first step in Reference first aid for a chemical burn or Reference first aid for a heat burn to the eye. 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.
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
Reference Call your doctor if any of the following occur during home treatment:
- Decreased, double, or blurred vision doesn't clear with blinking.
- Pain increases or continues.
- Reference Signs of infection develop.
- Symptoms become more severe or more frequent.
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