Eye burn from welding: what to treat at home?

Eye burn from welding is called the medical term "electro-ophthalmia". Symptoms of it can appear in about 8 hours, and even earlier. Then there are observed:

- burning eyes, which gradually turns into pain;

- the victim begins to behave restlessly;

- fear of light;

- in the eyelids there are clearly spasms;

- begins a tear.

How to ease the condition of the victim?

At the first sign, when there was a burn of the eyes from welding, than to treat? To ease the condition of the victim, you need:

- place it in a room where sunlight does not reach, in the extreme case, close the window with a dense cloth;

- Do not allow him to go out without dark sunglasses.

When the retina is not touched, the vision will remain full, and in case of a slight burn all will be restored on its own in a few days and nothing will even remind of a little trouble.

Eye burn occurs during welding work under the influence of ultraviolet on the cornea. From its intensity, the effect on pain sensations and the degree of burns depends . The reason for this may be that a person often takes off a mask during work or does everything without it.

Degrees

There are 4 degrees of electro-ophthalmia:

1. Easy when the following is observed:

- eye burning;

- redness of the conjunctiva;

Eyelids itch;

- The cornea of the eye becomes cloudy.

2. Average when there are:

- sharp painful sensations;

- the reaction to light becomes more explicit;

- on the conjunctiva appears a film;

- There is erosion of the cornea.

3. With a severe degree, you can notice the following:

- the opacity of the cornea becomes stronger;

- the pain becomes more prolonged;

- The eyelids begin to swell;

- vision is reduced;

- there is a feeling that a foreign element has entered the eye.

4. This is an extremely difficult degree:

- constant pain in the eyes, and eyelids open with great difficulty;

- tissue necrosis occurs;

- the conjunctiva slowly dies;

- manifestations of blindness;

- the cornea acquires more pallor and colorlessness.

Medical treatment

If there is an eye burn after welding, than to treat? Doctors offer to do everything according to this scheme:

- With the help of certain drugs to remove the inflammatory process;

- Take something analgesic - "Analgin" or "Ibuprofen";

- use anesthetics for the eyes;

- Take antihistamine tablets;

- treat the eyes with antiseptic drugs (ointments and drops);

- continue treatment with the help of ointments, the action of which is healing and regenerating.

To make the inflammation go faster, the doctor can prescribe separately tablets "Indomethacin" or "Diclofenac", as well as drops - "Clodifen".

First aid

How to treat eye burn after welding?

- First of all, the patient should be given something analgesic and anti-inflammatory.

- Wash eyes with a lot of purified water.

- In case of eye contact with small metal particles, gently remove them with a cotton swab or a clean soft cloth. If this can not be done, then you need to urgently consult a doctor who will make it special equipment.

- For 10 minutes on the eyelids it is necessary to hold a cold compress.

- In the last place you need to apply antiseptic in the form of ointment.

After the first aid is given, it is necessary to consult the doctor and do it as soon as possible. This precaution in the future will be able to protect against possible complications in this situation.

Prohibited Actions

And how not to act if the eye was burned from welding? What can not be treated in any case:

- When you feel foreign matter in the eyes, it is strictly forbidden to rub them. If you disregard this advice, you can damage the conjunctival film, which is very thin, resulting in an inflammatory process followed by pain.

- It is not recommended to bury your eyes with any drops, for example, from fatigue. The composition of the drug may contain components that can negatively affect the cornea and provoke an inflammatory process.

- When washing eyes, do not use plain tap water. Since it can contain magnesium, chlorine, calcium. They can cause even more irritation of the mucous membrane.

Medical preparations

But how to treat eye burn from welding? Mostly they prefer medical products. But we must remember that each remedy is for a specific symptom, but if they are combined into a complex, they will perfectly cope with the disease.

In most cases, use:

1. Drops for the eyes that relieve inflammation and swelling. They include: "Vizin", "Visoptin", "Prokulin". Apply three times a day by drop. The course of treatment is 3 days.
2. Painkilling drops for eyes "Alkain", "Tetrakain", "Lidocaine" (2%). Take for two days a couple of times a day. Further use is possible only with the permission of the doctor.
3. Antibiotics for the eyes "Levofloxacin", "Tobramycin", "Gentamecin", and also their analogues are possible - Obrex, Oftakvik, Gentagut. They are buried during the week for 4-5 times a day.

But for your own safety, it is better to consult a doctor before using any drug.

We treat at home

If there was an eye burn from welding, what to treat at home? Now consider the most popular and effective means.

Wash your eyes about 4 times a day with broths - lime, chamomile or calendula. Prepare this tool simply. It is necessary to fill the medicinal plant with boiling water and to insist for 10 minutes.

You can use grated potatoes. He is put in gauze and put on for 10 minutes to the injured eyes.

Inflammation perfectly removes the lotion, made from boiled chamomile and butter. The agent must first be applied to a cotton swab, and then to the affected eyelids.

For the removal of the inflammatory process and the rapid restoration of damaged epithelium, self-prepared drops of aloe juice and liquid natural honey are used. Bury it by drop twice a day. But with this tool extreme caution is necessary. Do not apply it in the first day after the injury, because you can hurt your eyes more than help.

You can still use the infusion of aloe. Fresh leaves of the plant are crushed and filled with non-corrosive water, but necessarily boiled. The composition should be insisted for three hours in a place where the sun's rays do not reach. After a cotton swab is moistened and applied to the eye for half an hour. This action will not only help to remove the inflammatory process, but will draw out of the eyes excess fluid.

But no matter how effective these home remedies are, without consulting a specialist, it's better not to do anything on your own.

Complications

If to tighten with the reference to the doctor complications can occur:

- the cornea becomes not only more turbid, it can cause scarring and ulcers;

- the inflammatory process will develop into a chronic one;

- Retina cells, in which the protective function, are destroyed;

- cells that are important for vision die off.

Conclusion

With any welding work, even the minimum, you should always wear a protective mask, so as not to burn your eyes from welding. How to treat it, in the article we wrote. If, however, such an accident occurred by chance, to eliminate the pain that arises you need to dip your face in the cool water.