what is an appropriate way to irragate the eye?

Question

any of the above....removing a foriegn body, testing for pressure inside the eyeball, dialating the pupils, or treating the infection?

Answer 1

Only an optometrist or ophthalmologist should remove a foreign body. It depends on what the foreign body is and how embedded it is as to how it is removed.
There are several procedures done that can measure the pressure inside the eye. There is what is called non-contact tonometry - this is the puff of air that blows into your eye. There is also a device that measures the pressure using pressure phosphenes (what you see when you close your eye and gently press on your eyelid) that is for at home use. The doctor also uses contact tonometry - the blue light that comes towards you - to measure the pressure and this is the most accurate. It is known as goldmann tonometry.
Only optometrists and ophthalmologists can dilate your eyes. There are contraindications to dilation so it must be done by a professional. Same goes for treating an infection - you need a slit lamp to properly examine the eye to make sure it is in fact an infection and not an abrasion or something else.

Answer 2

I'm also unsure of what you're asking??

while the eye can be irrigated with tap water, the best thing to use is saline as this causes the least irritation to the eye..it's best to aim the stream of water/saline at the inner corner of the eye and let it run across the surface of the eye and out the opposite side - so as to have the best chance to sweeping out the forein body. Never rub the eye as this can cause damage (depending on what's in there). and if all else fails, go to the ER.

as for testing for pressure, dilating the pupils and treating an infection - all of these are things that should only be done by a trained physician.

Answer 3

Well irrigation of the eye should be done from the portion of the eye closest to the nose and done in a manner that the fluid from one eye does not go into the other eye. In other words have the person lay down, face turned to the side. Irrigate only the eye closest to the bed and irrigate from the nose side outward.

I'm not sure if I answered your question, but then again, I'm still not sure what the question is.

Answer 4

Agree with Kansas. Immediate irrigation can be done with water or saline solution on the spot...but get to an opthamologist right away for any other procedures.

Answer 5

Not sure if this is what you're asking, but the easiest way to irrigate your eye & flush out a foreign object is to fill a glass to the brim with clean water, lean over it so youe eye's touching the surface of the water, and blink several times. (Take your contacts out before you do this, if you wear them.)

Answer 6

http://www.seattlechildrens.org/child_health_safety/health_advice/eye_red.asp