Ideas . . ABOUT THE EYES

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 188, 8 May 1934, Page 5

Ideas . . ABOUT THE EYES

To !/el “somethin!) in the eye'’ causes immediate irritation, or pain, or Voth. The eye stars to water, and the first impulse is to rub the offending member.

Rubbing is injurious, and may be dangerous. /The following arc worthwhile hints'. —( To wash out the eye. use boric lotion and a, clean medicine dropper. To remove a foreign body from the. eye-ball, “float" it out with- water or castor oil. If it is embedded in the. eye, drop in some castor oil, bandage, the eye, and. call in a doctor. To remove foreign body under upper lid, blow the nose forcibly and repeatedly. Pull down the lid and. wash, out the eye. Use, a camel-hair brush dipped in boric lotion to remove, particles if they can be seen and are not imbedded.

To remove foreign body from lower lid, blow the, nose forcibly and repeatedly. Seat patient in a chair and stand behind him, Pull lower eyelashes so that space between lower eyelid and eye can. be seen. 'Use a camel-hair brush dipped in boric lotion for removing foreign body when detected. Tn all cases where foreign bodies cannot easily be extracted, seek medical aid.

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