Street dust and dirt create a risk of infection and inflammation of the eyes. If suddenly such an unfortunate situation occurred, redness, lacrimation appeared, you should consult a doctor as soon as possible. In the meantime, you need to ease the discomfort. What are the eyes washed with in this case? It is possible to use both pharmaceutical and folk remedies.
Washing with furacilin solution
Furacilin is an effective eye wash with antiseptic and antibacterial effect.
The pharmacy sells a ready-made sterile solution of this substance. You can also prepare it at home from two tablets of furacilin 0.02 g and 200 milliliters of warm boiled water. To do this, you need to crush the medicine to a powdery state, pour in liquid and leave until completely dissolved, stirring from time to time. Before use, it is necessary to strain the resulting solution through gauze folded in half to avoid getting the smallest particles of the drug, which can damage the mucous membrane of the eye.
Using tea infusion
What is washedeyes, if there is no way to go to the pharmacy? Tea is an effective remedy. It removes redness and acts as an antiseptic. It is important to use not freshly brewed infusion, but the one that was drunk yesterday. However, the use of stagnant tea should not be allowed, since after two days bacteria begin to multiply rapidly in it. Welding should not be strong. The infusion, consisting of black and green teas and dry wine, has a positive effect on the eyes. The last ingredient is used in this proportion: one tablespoon per glass of product.
Other eyewashes
What else can I wash my eyes with? For medicinal purposes, an infusion of chamomile is widely used. To prepare it, you need to pour two teaspoons of dry collection into 60 ml of boiling water, cover and leave for five minutes to infuse, then strain through gauze folded in half.
Another option for eyewash is a solution of potassium permanganate (simply potassium permanganate). It should be prepared in such a way that the medicine has a pale pink transparent color. It is important to ensure that no undissolved crystals remain in the liquid.
What do adults, children and animals wash their eyes with? 2% boric acid solution. It is important to keep the proportions right. To prepare this solution, you need to mix a glass of boiled water and one teaspoon of boric acid.
Eye wash for newborns
How to wash a child's eyes? To ensure hygiene, babies are washed with warmboiled water using cotton swabs, gently swiping them from the outer to the inner corner of the eye. For medicinal purposes, it is allowed to use almost all the means used by adults. The baby's eyes can be washed with solutions of boric acid, furacilin or potassium permanganate. You need to cook them, adhering to the same proportions as for adults. But infusions of tea and chamomile are not recommended for newborns.
How to wash a kitten's eyes?
For the purpose of prevention or just for hygienic treatment, kittens' eyes can be washed with boiled water, solutions of potassium permanganate, boric acid or furacilin, chamomile infusion. The above describes how to prepare these remedies.
Saline solution at a concentration of 0.9% is also used. For the treatment of thick purulent discharge, washing is carried out with the same means, but this requires the additional use of drugs prescribed by a veterinarian.
How to do eyewash?
The basic rules for eyewash are as follows:
- Before the procedure, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
- The solution should be at room temperature. It is allowed to use a liquid heated to a maximum of 37 degrees. It is strictly forbidden to use a product whose temperature is higher, in order to avoid burning the eyes.
- Washing is carried out using cotton swabs. Each of them must be sterile. ForOne swab should be used for one eye, and the other for the other, in order to prevent the spread of infection. The direction of movement during washing is from the temple to the bridge of the nose. Cotton pads are not suitable due to their rigidity, they can injure the mucous membrane.
- Even if only one eye is infected, be sure to flush both.
If tears flow from the eyes, inflammation appears, purulent discharge is present - you need to consult a doctor. But until the moment you visit it, you need to try to remove the discomfort. What do they wash their eyes with in this case? You can use solutions of potassium permanganate, furacilin or boric acid, infusions of tea or chamomile. These funds can be used for children and adults. How to wash a kitten's eyes? There are no differences. The same solutions and in the same proportion. When rinsing your eyes, you must follow the above rules to avoid additional infection.
