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How To Deal With Bleach Contact With Eyes?

Hi there my name is matt. i was cleaning today with bleach and i must not have washed my hands good enough or something because i rubbed my eye and got an instant stinging pain and water only made it worse and i am slowly losing vision. I had a few tears with blood in them so i called poison control and she told me to wait till tomorrow. I don't know what to do please help.
Wed, 22 Oct 2014
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Hello
Welcome to health care magic.

I reviewed your history.
It seems from the history that bleaching powder went into your eyes as you rubbed the eyes with hands after touching bleaching powder.
The first thing to be done is to wash the eyes thoroughly with water.
The next mode of treatment depends on the damage caused by the bleaching powder.
In your case it is indirect contact by hands hence it will be less.
As of now you can use antibiotic eye drops and artificial tears eye drops and do consult your ophthalmologist for examination and treatment accordingly.

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How To Deal With Bleach Contact With Eyes?

Hello Welcome to health care magic. I reviewed your history. It seems from the history that bleaching powder went into your eyes as you rubbed the eyes with hands after touching bleaching powder. The first thing to be done is to wash the eyes thoroughly with water. The next mode of treatment depends on the damage caused by the bleaching powder. In your case it is indirect contact by hands hence it will be less. As of now you can use antibiotic eye drops and artificial tears eye drops and do consult your ophthalmologist for examination and treatment accordingly. Thank you