With increasing COVID-19 infected cases worldwide, people around the world are practicing strict personal hygiene against infection. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer was one of the best sellers, but will it cause eye injury?
What if it is accidentally split into the eyes?
Will prolonged exposure to the evaporated alcohol cause eye problems?
Have you even encountered such an injury in your life or medical practice?
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If it irritates the eyes then I think it is harmful. It might be better to wear a face shield instead.
If it irritates the eyes then I think it is harmful. It might be better to wear a face shield instead.
1. Hands sprayed with alcohol or contact with disinfectant should avoid touching eyes, mouth and nose as far as possible, so as to avoid irritation caused by disinfectant and allergy or corneal defect
2. If you accidentally get eyes, you should immediately rinse with water and seek medical treatment
3. Spray should not be aimed at eyes, nose and mouth
4. Proper use of alcohol containing disinfectant, excessive use will lead to skin redness, swelling, peeling or dermatitis
In my opinion, some preventive guidelines are to avoid putting the hands at the eyes, to wait to be evaporated the alcohol and last but not least to wash the hands with water.
Since, the solvents used are highly volatile one needs to avoid the closed places after using it.
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Serious issue will happen if it come in contact with ocular surface as it cause damage to limbal steam cells and also rest of ocular surface. So careful use isrecommended.
Не думаю, что есть необходимость в обсуждении данного вопроса, в том плане насколько вредны спиртосодержащие дез растворы для глаз? Однозначно, вредны. Спирт при взаимодействии со слизистыми и роговой оболочкой может вызвать химический ожог различных степеней тяжести. Отрицательное воздействие этила на зрительный нерв также бесспорен. В качестве аллергена он так же может выступать.Но это не значит что мы должны от него отказываться. Если есть возможность , конечно лучше промыть руки водой с мылом. Но если такой возможности нет необходимо воспользоваться дезинфицирующими средствами.
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I don't think there is a need to discuss this issue, in terms of how harmful alcohol-containing disinfectant solutions are for the eyes? Definitely harmful. Alcohol when interacting with mucous membranes and cornea can cause chemical burns of various degrees of severity. The negative effects of ethyl on the optic nerve are also undeniable. It can also act as an allergen, but this does not mean that we should abandon it. If possible, of course it is better to wash your hands with soap and water. But if this is not possible, you must use disinfectants.
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