Eyes first aid

It’s important to treat eye injuries immediately to reduce the risk of permanent damage. Consult your child's physician or ophthalmologist as soon as possible.

First-aid for cuts in or around the eye

• Gently bandage your child's eye.
• Don’t apply pressure to your child's eye.
• Instruct your child not to rub her eye.
• Don’t try to remove any particles from your child's eye.
• Don’t wash out your child's eye.

First-aid for foreign objects in the eye

• Instruct your child not to rub her eye.
• Pull your child's upper lid down onto lower lid and instruct them to blink repeatedly. The lower eyelashes may sweep the particle away.
• Use an eye wash to wash out the speck or object from your child's eye.
• Instruct your child to close her eye.

You should seek medical attention immediately if the above procedures don’t work.

First-aid for chemical splashes

• Use your fingers to separate your child's eyelids, then flush her eye with water from a faucet or clean container.
• Seek medical attention immediately.
• Don’t cover your child's eye.

First-aid for physical trauma to the eye

• Immediately, but gently, apply small, cold compresses to your child's eye without applying pressure to reduce pain and swelling.
• Contact your child's physician or ophthalmologist immediately.