How to Treat Welder's Flash

Welder's flash, or flash burn, is caused when a surge of UV light hits the eye, causing a "sunburn"-like condition on the cornea.溶接機のフラッシュは非常に痛みを伴い、しばしば水っぽい目、腫れ、光の感受性、まぶたの下でざらざらした感覚を伴います。 According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, corneal wounds typically heal within two days. However, there are measures you must take to prevent further damage to the eye and to speed recovery time.

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必要なもの

• Gauze pads or tea bags
• Cold water
• アイパッチ
• Dark sunglasses with UV protection
• 鎮痛剤

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1. Treating Welder's Flash

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     Close your eye. The first thing you need to do if you have suffered from welder's flash is to close the affected eye and let it rest.また、閉じたままにすると、さらなる損傷から保護され、細菌が目に入らないようにします。

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     ガーゼパッドを冷水に入れます。余分な水を絞り、横になる快適な場所を見つけます。冷たいガーゼパッドを目の上に置き、暖かくなるまでそれらを所定の位置に保ちます。 Repeat the process if you are still experiencing pain or swelling. You can also boil a tea bag for two minutes, then place in the refrigerator to cool. Remove the cool tea bags from the water, wring out, and place over the eye as you would the gauze pad.

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     Place an eye patch over your affected eye to protect it during sleep. Take a dry gauze pad and fold it into a square, and place that over your eye.ガーゼパッドをアイパッチで覆います。 This will keep a bit of extra pressure on the eyelid to help keep it closed. If you awaken suddenly during your sleep, you could quickly open your affected eye without thinking to protect it.

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     日光や明るい光にさらされると、UV保護で暗いサングラスを着用してください。明るい光のひずみは、閃光の燃焼で眼の治癒を遅らせ、さらに痛みを引き起こす可能性があります。 Even if you have the affected eye shut, strain on your good eye can cause strain on the affected eye.

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     Take an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory to relieve the pain and swelling associated with the welder's flash burn. Ibuprofen, aspirin or naproxen are all choices that will temporarily reduce pain.

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     痛みがひどい場合、または視力がぼやけている場合は、すぐに医師をご覧ください。 Both of these symptoms can be indicative of a more serious flash burn that requires immediate medical attention.医師は、感染を防ぐために目のために抗生物質滴を処方することができます。また、「アトロピン」滴と呼ばれる特殊な滴が生徒を拡張し、目の筋肉から緊張を取り除くのに役立ちます。