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WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IN THE FIRST INTERVENTION IN CASE OF A FOREIGN BODY IN THE EYE?
According to experts, 80 percent of the existing visual impairment is treatable and preventable. Turkey Medicals member, the head of the First and Emergency Assistance Program, pointed out that first aid is of great importance, especially in cases that are not congenital and may occur as a result of accidents or injuries later.
Studies conducted by the World Health Organization show that people will face more problems with visual impairment in the coming years. It is observed that there is an increase in cases of visual defects every day in direct proportion to the growing and aging population. Globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 billion people have a visual impairment that can be prevented or has not yet been resolved. This 1 billion people, refractive error (123,7 million), cataract (65,2 million), glaucoma (6.9 million), corneal opacities (4.2 million), diabetic retinopathy (3 million) and trachoma (2 million), as well as near vision caused by old age (826 million) due to moderate or severe visual impairment or blindness includes remote ones.
First of all, it is necessary to protect the eye from the escape of foreign bodies. See.Doctor said that dust, coal, insects and insect particles can damage the eye in eyelashes that break off as much as metal particles that bounce off lathes. In particular, he said that iron and wood particles can get stuck in the cornea, which is the colored part of the eye, causing serious problems.
He stated that it should be taken into account that a foreign body may have escaped into the eye when there are signs and symptoms such as pain or discomfort in the eye, redness, watering, blurred vision, inability to open the eye, itching in the eyelids and eyes. Turkish Eye doctor said that they can even lead to vision loss if the right intervention is not performed, and described the first aid applications that can be done at an early stage.
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THE EYE IS NEVER RUBBED AND ITCHES
Turkey Medicals hospital member and Eye doctor, listed the things that should be done within the scope of first aid for eye injuries as follows:
“Make sure your hands are clean, warn the person not to rub their eyes. To check the inside of the eye, open the eyelids with your fingers. Gently pull the bottom cover down. Carefully examine each part of the eye. Wash the eye with clean water at room temperature, starting from the nose and going outwards.
If the foreign body does not appear and the symptoms persist, the possibility that the foreign body may be under the upper eyelid should be considered. Ask the person to hold the upper eyelashes of the eye and pull the upper eyelid over the lower one. The lower eyelashes can clean the thread.
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NEVER TRY TO REMOVE A FOREIGN BODY IF IT HAS SUNK
Try to take the foreign body in the opposite direction, if it is visible, with a clean soft napkin, without touching the tinted part of the eye. Do not try to remove it if something has stuck or sunk into the eye, eyeball, or pupil. Close the eye with a thin gauze or paper cup. Refer the person to the nearest medical institution.”
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