What should I do if my baby has a foreign body in his eye?

Babies often have foreign objects into their eyes when they are active, what if there is dust, sand, eyelashes and other foreign objects into the eyes? When you hear your baby crying, parents must be very anxious, and even helpless, but this time especially to pay attention to is never to rub the eyes, seemingly simple instinctive action, but will cause more damage. The human cornea is very sensitive, and when a foreign body enters the human eye, it will adhere to the surface of the eye, immediately causing pain and tears. So why not rub your eyes? First of all, rubbing the eye is likely to cause abrasion of the corneal epithelium, aggravating the symptoms of eye pain and tears; secondly, in the process of rubbing the eye, it is likely to bring the bacteria on the hand into the eye, triggering keratitis; finally, the worse result is that sometimes the foreign body is not rubbed out, but will be more deeply embedded in the corneal tissue, aggravating the damage, or worse, may leave scarring in the cornea to affect vision. When foreign objects such as iron filings and gray sand splashed into the baby’s eye, the child will have obvious foreign body sensation, pain, crying and tearing and other irritation symptoms, at this time parents should absolutely stop the child’s instinctive eye rubbing action, instruct the child to close the eyes eyes down, minimize the rotation of the eye, to prevent the foreign body rolling in the eye caused by a larger area of corneal abrasions. Then how should we do it, there are the following methods: a. You should let the child close his eyes, wait until a large number of tears are secreted, and then blink slowly. Two, parents pinch the child’s upper eyelid with two fingers and lift it forward, blowing lightly into the eye to stimulate the baby’s eyes to tear and flush out the sand and dust. Third, turn the eyelid over to look for foreign objects directly, paying special attention to the fold at the junction of the lower eyelid and the eyeball, where foreign objects are easily stored. If the foreign body can be seen by turning the eyelid, rinse the conjunctival sac with saline, gently wipe the foreign body away with a sterile cotton swab dipped in a little saline, and then apply antibiotic eye drops. Of course, if none of these methods work, seek medical help at the hospital.