• April 27, 2024

Some products that you have at home or at work contain chemical substances that damage your visual health, that is, they can generate from irritation to burns on the cornea.

According to the portal Emedicinehealth , alkaline chemicals are the most dangerous because they penetrate the surface of the eye and cause damage to the cornea, while acids damage the front and cause blindness.

This type of chemical substances are found in different products that you use every day, in cleaning and beauty articles, so you need to be very careful with their use.

For example, substances such as ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, lye, magnesium and lime are found in fertilizers, ammonia, drainage and kiln cleaners, in cement.

Meanwhile, sulfuric, hydrochloric, nitric, acetic, chromic and hydrofluoric acids are used to make glass, vinegar, nail polish remover, car batteries, cleaning products.

There are also some chemicals that only cause irritation and eye discomfort such as detergent, pepper spray used in self-defense.

Take your time!

I agree with you National Institutes of Health of the United States (NIH, for its acronym in English) detail that if any of these substances affect your eyes, you must wash them with plenty of water for 10 minutes, to dilute and completely eliminate the product.

Although it is uncomfortable and painful, open the eyelids completely under the water to rinse your eyes thoroughly. This measure will help you prevent more complications in your visual health such as burns or blindness.

After washing your eyes, go with a specialist to rule out the development of injuries or damage to your visual health. And you, has any kind of chemical ever entered your eye?

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