How to behave when dust gets in your eyes

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Dust in the eyes is a condition in which debris or dirt, such as dust, sand, metal scraps, cement chips, small wood chips, insects, etc. When entering the eyes may cause eye irritation, eye pain, tearing, red eyes, inflammation and infection that may become pus. Which may cause corneal ulcers, or germs may spread into the eyeball. Causing eye inflammation or loss of vision if not treated properly.

However, if dust remains, you may try to remove the dust in the following way:

  • Open your eyes in clean water and blink slowly to help dislodge the foreign object.
  • To flush the eyes, wash your hands thoroughly and remove your contact lenses. Then, tilt your head to the side and use your fingers to carefully open your upper. And lower eyelids somewhat wide. Then, drop or slowly pour a glass of saline or clean water from the inner corner of the eye. So that the water slowly flows through the eye and flushes out any dust.
  • If you feel that there is still a foreign object stuck, cover it with a dry cloth and see a doctor immediately.
  • If dust gets in your eyes, see a doctor immediately for treatment if you experience symptoms such as severe or persistent eye pain, สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน, trouble seeing, double vision, blurred vision, seeing spots, sensitivity to light, seeing halos around lights, bleeding in the eye, or changes in the appearance of the pupil.
  • In case of debris entering the eye with speed and force, or a sharp object of a relatively large size, such as glass, wood or metal fragments, or if you suspect that such debris may enter the eye, do not pull and remove the object from the eye by yourself, as this may cause injury or wounds to the surface of the eye. You should see a doctor immediately for appropriate treatment.

When dust gets into your eyes, the lacrimal glands are stimulat to produce more tears than usual. So blink frequently to allow the stimulated tears to help wash away dust and dirt from your eyes faster. 
But never rub your eyes. If that doesn’t work, then use sterile saline or eye wash. If you’ve done the above methods and dust and dirt are still stuck. Cover the eye with a sterile eye patch or bandage and see a doctor immediately.