During the time on the playground or on the beach, the child may get into the eyes of sand. Then he immediately intuitively begins rubbing his eyes and blinking often. But you can not do this in any case: otherwise you can damage the cornea of the eye.
If the child gets sand in the eyes, parents need to know how to behave in this situation, to help their child and prevent serious complications.
Sand in the eyes: what to do?
Before removing the sand from the eyes of the child, you need to carefully examine the eye to find a grain of sand. Usually it is located on the surface of the eye and rarely penetrates deep inside. It is important to explain to the child that you can not frown, rub eyes and often blink. Wash the eyes with warm running water. The grains should go out on their own. If you are on the street, you can wipe your eyes with a damp napkin, then go home to wash your eyes.
After you are convinced that the sand in the eyes of the baby is missing, you can use the drops of albucid . Instead of drops a solution of furacilin or levomycetin is suitable. Any anti-inflammatory drug will protect the child from infections and viral eye diseases.
After you washed the eyes and dripped the drug, you must carefully monitor the child's behavior for several hours and not allow him to rub his eyes. Improvement should occur immediately.
If after two or three hours you notice that the child is experiencing pain from the bright light, tries to touch the eyes, there is a high probability that the sand in his eyes remains and in this case treatment is necessary. Do not try to help the child yourself. If there is no improvement, then to avoid damage to the cornea, you should immediately contact a pediatric ophthalmologist to determine your future actions.