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The clorox bleach on the shelf fall down to my face and my eye...I washed my eye with the tab water like 15 minutes but my eyes are red...The eyes aee not plain and my vision is fine.How should I do?
This is at least the third time you have posted in less than 60 days regarding accidentally spilling bleach in your eye.
Is there something you can do to move the bleach products so they are not stored above your head? Have you considered being MORE CAREFUL when working near your face with dangerous chemicals such as bleach?
According to the CDC, exposure of bleach on the skin can cause blistering or symptoms similar to frostbite. There is no good reason to take a risk of exposing your eyes to bleach. While you could get a skin graft if you allow bleach to damage your skin, transplants to repair chemical damage to the eye (cornea transplants) are risky and expensive and take a year or more to heal. Some chemical damage to the eye cannot ever be treated.
If you are required to be exposed to bleach for your job or while cleaning at home, PLEASE get a pair of safety glasses (clear plastic goggles) that will protect the surface of your eye from dangerous chemicals.
Since you have had at least three different bleach/eyeball exposure incidents in less than two months, the odds are that your luck is going to RUN OUT someday soon.
Safety glasses cost less than $10 and are available online or at any major home improvement store. Please don't fail to make this small investment in the future of your vision.
Is there something you can do to move the bleach products so they are not stored above your head? Have you considered being MORE CAREFUL when working near your face with dangerous chemicals such as bleach?
According to the CDC, exposure of bleach on the skin can cause blistering or symptoms similar to frostbite. There is no good reason to take a risk of exposing your eyes to bleach. While you could get a skin graft if you allow bleach to damage your skin, transplants to repair chemical damage to the eye (cornea transplants) are risky and expensive and take a year or more to heal. Some chemical damage to the eye cannot ever be treated.
If you are required to be exposed to bleach for your job or while cleaning at home, PLEASE get a pair of safety glasses (clear plastic goggles) that will protect the surface of your eye from dangerous chemicals.
Since you have had at least three different bleach/eyeball exposure incidents in less than two months, the odds are that your luck is going to RUN OUT someday soon.
Safety glasses cost less than $10 and are available online or at any major home improvement store. Please don't fail to make this small investment in the future of your vision.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
If you have no eye pain and the vision is normal, you probably have no permanent damage. You did the right thing by immediately flushing the eye with water for 15 minutes. If you are concerned that the redness has not resolved, see an ophthalmologist for an exam.
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