The speck in the eye has got - what to do?

Even the slightest damage to the cornea causes very unpleasant sensations and discomfort. Moreover, they can lead to complications. Therefore, it is important to take the necessary actions immediately, when a speck comes into the eye - what not everyone knows, because timely assistance can prevent serious infection.

What can I do if a speck comes into my eye?

To begin with, it is worthwhile to understand what actions can not be done:

1. Rub eyes.
2. Try to get a foreign body with your fingers or a paper napkin.
3. Turn out the eyelids.

Similarly, one can only exacerbate the situation, infect the infection or provoke severe damage to the cornea.

Here's how to remove the mote in the eye:

1. Carefully examine the cornea in the mirror or ask someone to do it.
2. If a foreign body is not found, first carefully pull the upper eyelid down, as if to put it on the lower one. Do the same with the lower eyelid, pulling it up.
3. When mote appears in the field of view, remove it with the tip of a handkerchief, cotton swab or any clean cloth soaked in water.

In cases where a foreign object was not found, you can try to rinse the eye. To do this, lie on your side, hold your eyelids with your fingers, so as not to blink, and then pour clean water directly onto the cornea.

If none of these methods has helped, and the burning or feeling of the rez is only getting stronger, you do not need to take any action on your own. It is necessary to contact the nearest medical center for help.

What to drip if a speck in the eye has got?

As a rule, remove the foreign body still succeeds in the first 5 minutes after it hits the cornea. To prevent infection and to remove irritation, to calm mucous, it is recommended to drip special preparations.

Here, than it is possible to wash out and anesthetize an eye if has got a mote:

• Vial;
• Vizin;
• Natural Tear ;
• Systein;
• Othtolik;
• Lycontin;
• Oxyal;
• Vizomitin;
• Inox;
• Vidisik;
• Ottagel;
• Hilo-chest of drawers.

When discomfort disappears, it is worth dropping antibacterial solution as a prophylaxis of bacterial infection. Suitable means:

• Albucid;
• levomycetin droplets;
• Tobrex ;
• Floxal;
• sulfacyl sodium;
• Normax.

It is enough only 1-2 drops in the damaged eye. After the procedure, it is important to slightly press the lower eyelid to the cornea, so that the active substances penetrate into the mucous membranes.