How does eye alkali burn do

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My father-in-law is a cement construction worker. He helped others to make the wall a few days ago. As a result, he accidentally got the lime into his eyes. He thought it was OK all the time. But later, his eyes were very painful, so he went to the hospital immediately. The doctor said that his eyes were alkali burns. Today, let me learn how to do alkali burn of eyes with you.

How does eye alkali burn do

Treatment 1: alkali burn is generally serious, but it is not immediately possible for corneal transplantation. Yes: the general initial treatment is mainly to flush the conjunctival sac with a large amount of water, and the early treatment includes atropine dilation, local and systemic application of hormones such as dexamethasone intravenous drip, and eye drops of topical Bishu

Treatment 2: after chemical injury, whether it is acid burn or alkali burn, you should wash your eyes with plenty of water. In order to gain time, you can use tap water, well water, or even river water for preliminary flushing. If possible, you'd better use normal saline or cold boiled water for flushing. The faster the flushing, the more thorough the better.

Treatment 3: wash conjunctival sac according to the injury, early systemic anti infection treatment, and use glucocorticoid at the same time. For moderate and severe burns, subconjunctival injection of vitamin C injection, 1-2 times a day, and mydriasis at the same time. If there is extensive necrosis of bulbar conjunctiva, early excision can be done to prevent symblepharon.

matters needing attention

In life, alkali burn is easy to lead to blindness, and this situation is more common, to immediately go to the regular eye hospital for examination and treatment, and then to maintain a calm mind in order to minimize the loss.