Eye Wash – Clear Debris

The alarm rang and I sleepily opened my eyes. They felt sticky as if something glued them together. I blinked a few times and felt debris shifting under my eyelids. I could see, but through patches of shifting blurs as the debris moved. I rubbed my eyes and tears flowed forcing most of the stickiness out the edges of the eyes. I got up and open my eyes and the blurriness was gone. In the restroom, I pour salt water into the goggle, bent forward, placed it on my eye and blinked thirty times. I lowered the goggle and saw white things floating in the salt water. I washed the same eye again and then switched to the other eye. Even though my eyes felt clean after tearing and rubbing, I’m surprise to see how much debris get collected in the water after the wash.

Eye wash is a great way to clear debris from the eyes. It’s quick and simple.

Materials
	What you need: 1. Swimming goggles (I use one side) 2. 500ml water container (I use one with a large cap so it’s easier to wash.) 3. 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon 4. salt Make the salt solution: - Fill the water bottle with filtered water. - Put 1/2 tsp salt into the water bottle, screw on the cap, and shake until the salt dissolves.

Instructions
	Washing your eyes: 1. Fill the goggle with the salt solution. 2. Cup the left eye with the goggle, blink 20-30 times, and dump the water. Repeat once more for the same eye. 3. Repeat step 2 for the right eye.

Doing an eye wash is refreshing and a good method for clean out the eyes.

Note and Tips
1. If you put on moisturizing or night cream on your face, wash it off before you wash your eyes. The moisturizer may sting your eyes.
2. Keep the goggles and salt water solution clean. Wash the goggle thoroughly after each use. Wash the solution container at each refill.
3. Check the water in the goggle after each washing, I’m always surprise by how much debris is in the water even though I may not feel it in my eyes. Sometimes a thin layer of oil sits on top of the water in goggle.