What to do if you get alcohol in your eyes

When alcohol is accidentally introduced into the eye, the patient can rinse the eye with running water, and medication is required if the patient has damaged eye tissue or secondary infection. When alcohol is accidentally introduced into the eye, the eye should be rinsed immediately with plenty of clean running water to flush the residual alcohol out of the eye and reduce the chemical damage to the eye. The patient should avoid rubbing the eye, as this may cause physical damage to the cornea of the eye. After the eye is rinsed and treated, the patient seeks medical attention to discover the damage to the ocular surface, and the patient can follow the doctor’s instructions to use medication, such as recombinant human epidermal growth factor drops, recombinant bovine basic fibroblast growth factor drops, etc., to promote the epithelial repair treatment of the cornea and conjunctiva. Patients may also use levofloxacin eye drops and tobramycin eye drops as prescribed to anticipate infection. Patients with inadvertent alcohol in the eye are advised to seek prompt medical attention to assess their condition and treat as prescribed.