Eye Wash – Clear Debris

By Wynn Tran on Mar 12, 2010

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 repeated for the same eye and switched to clean 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.

I like to wash my eyes in the morning to help clear the debris from my eyes.

Materials

Eyewash - Materials for eyewash

Eyewash - Materials for eyewash

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

Eyewash - Use goggle to cup eye

Eyewash - Use goggle to cup eye

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.

It’s quick and simple. But, in order to do it regularly, I make it a part of your daily routine.

I do this by putting the goggle and the salt solution next to my toothbrush. After showering which helps to remove the moisturizing cream from my face, I do my eye wash. Then I brush my teeth. By sandwiching the eyewash between the daily routine, it can quickly become a part of my daily routine.

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


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