druddle

Whilst loading the washing machine this morning, i managed to splash some fabric softener in one eye.

I have rinsed it with water twice since, but now it keeps going all blurry and is a bit bloodshot. Is there anything else i can rinse my eye with, like an antiseptic or summat ?

Cheers

Dave "One Eye" (no not that one)

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Dont't rinse it with antiseptic !! Try again with water, if it continues to annoy, you are best seeing (no pun intended) a doctor.

Optrex and the like are also likely to irritate it further.

fast bloke

Cold tea sooths the eye (apparently) I've used it before with no ill effects.

Disclaimer - If you go blind it isn't my fault

p.s. - Do you find that your eyes are easier to iron if you fabric softener?

rik1471

Easier to iron ROFLMAO @ fastbloke - CLASSIC!

Richard Askew

Irrigate with plenty of cold water and seek medical assistance immediately!!!

rik1471

Richard - you read that straight off a fabric softner container.

john banks

Alkalis can be more damaging to your eyes than acids - most detergents are alkali. My usual management in the eye dept was to irrigate with around three litres of water checking the pH had gone to neutral and then to check for any abrasion and then treat with chloramphenicol or fucithalmic eye ointment at least four times a day to give hydration and prevent infection. I would advise that you seek urgent medical attention NOW (A&E even if you have a wait - take the bottle with you) to make sure it is all washed away otherwise the detergent action of alkalis can consume intercellular membranes and leave damage. Don't want to scare you but if a considerable amount of a strong alkali (depends on product) and your eye pH is not normal this is an emergency.

A litre of water in your eye before you go would be a good idea. DON'T GO NEAR IT WITH ANYTHING ELSE.

All should be fine but go NOW.

[Edited by john banks - 2/19/2002 4:28:12 PM]

druddle

Cool thanks john !! I get to go home from work early !!!!!!!!!!

The_Gza

Dr Banks has spoken!

dsmith

At school I got a beaker of concentrated acetic acid in my face. Chemistry teacher half drowned me under the cold tap but got away with just a few acid burns on my face. Don't bugger about with your eyes

Deano

rik1471

Hope its not serious mate.

Tiggs

ages ago i was working in a swimming pool- got hyposodium chloride (sp?) in my eye- went to A&E- couldnt see so how i got there without driving into a wall i'll never know!

i staggered round the carpark asking directions and being told to "read the signs" - "but im going blind" i shouted but no one seem to care!

finally saw an eye person who moved my eye around while jetwashing it- most orrible thing i've ever had!

Tiggs

moral = work at pools but wear goggles all the time (plenty of goggles at a pool so no excuse

druddle

All sorted. A litre of cold water later and i was fully functional again.

Cheers guys.

BOB.T

could be worse, you could use them tablet things

Teabags are supposed to be really good for your eyes, they contain Tannin (sp?) which is good, apparently

Bob

john banks

I would keep teabags in my teacup personally and then straight in the bin without going en-route via my eyes For a developed nation there is a surprising amount of witch-doctory about

[Edited by john banks - 2/20/2002 11:02:18 PM]

MichelleWRX1994

Rule of thumb with the eyes.

If you know nothing about chemistry, just flush the eye with saline (preferable) water.

Keep flushing and flushing and flushing, you can never flush enough LOL. Get straight to A&E only then stop, as you will have full medical assistance.

Don't mees with your eyes, you only have one pair.

Am I correct in this thinking John?

Michelle.

carl

Amen. I got a piece of grit in my eye whilst on holiday, couldn't get it out (fingers, gallons of water from the shower, etc.) Went to bed and it was still there in the morning, so I went to the doctor (on a Sunday...). He dropped some anasthetic in and flushed it with water, and all felt fine. Until an hour later when the anasthetic wore off

Later that evening it disappeared of it's own accord. The doctor had charged me 40 quid and my travel insurance had a 35 quid excess so I didn't bother claiming. Nice caper if you can get it -- doctor in a tourist resort, nobody cares how much you charge as they've all got travel insurance. Even better if it's somewhere hot.

john banks

Would agree Michelle (use water not saline) unless it is one of those chemicals my wife works with which explode in contact with water. In which case your eye and possibly a bit more would already have exploded.

carl

Yes folks, do not try washing sodium, potassium or caesium off your hands with water

Also, fun with laser printer toner -- do not try to hoover it up (it's finer than the filters in the hoover and will just end up as a carcinogenic fog all over the place) and don't use hot water to wash it off or you'll make it set.

(Tomorrow's lesson -- fun with PTFE-based lubricants and shoes )

carl

You can get special toner hoovers -- really good for getting into corners

druddle

Whiel we are on the subject, my brother in law was driving is his van last year and the doctors reckon a bit of grit came thru the vents and went in his eye (no windows open). He stopped to rub it and carried on.

After 12 hours his eye was very painful and swollen like he had been walloped, so he went to A & E. Whilst rubbing the grit had scratched the surface of his eyeball and damaged it. He had drops and a patch on it for a week and after the patch was off had to stay in dark rooms for 10 days.

Rule of thumb - dont muck about when it comes to eyes. Without them - guess what - you cant see.

Sheepsplitter

For gods sake don't ask this bunch of amateur quacks. Go and see the doctor and do it now!! You only get one eye, well actually you get two but you know what I mean ;-)

carl

I don't think john banks is an 'amateur quack'

john banks

Anyway you are about 48 hours late! (I have experience in ophthalmology BTW).