What should I do if I rub my eyes with my chili pepper hand?

After rubbing the eyes of the hand of the chili pepper, the patient can appear eye stinging and other discomfort symptoms, the patient can use water to rinse, and then cold compresses to relieve the pain, if there is corneal damage, it is necessary to consult a doctor in a timely manner, and comply with the medical advice of the use of medication. As capsaicin in chili peppers is a very irritating substance, when the hand touches the chili peppers and then rubs the eyes, it may bring capsaicin into the eyelids, thus irritating the cornea and causing pain, burning and other symptoms. Patients can use water to rinse the eyes to expel the irritating substances and then apply a local cold compress to relieve the discomfort of the eyes. However, if too much capsaicin into the eyelids, the irritation is too strong, it may lead to epithelial damage to the patient’s cornea, the patient needs to consult a doctor in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions to use tobramycin eye drops, recombinant bovine alkaline fibroblast growth factor drops and other medications, to promote the repair of corneal damage, and to prevent infection. It is recommended that patients whose eyes have been exposed to chili peppers should seek prompt medical attention to assess their condition and follow doctor’s instructions for treatment.