This article is from: Xinhua News Agency
Dangerous! Don’t use this kind of light casually, be careful to “burn” your eyes…
Recently
Hangzhou 28-year-old female e-commerce anchor
After the live broadcast ended
eyes hurt so badly
couldn’t sleep at all
He had no choice but to go to the hospital in the early morning to go to the emergency room
Similarly
A 40-year-old man
soon after disinfecting the fish tank at home
also had eyes Pain and other symptoms
…
Everyone knows that it is easy to “burn” after electric welding and playing in the snow “Eye, but in recent years, with the introduction of various disinfection and sterilization instruments into more and more families, the number of patients with “burned” eyes at home is also increasing. The ophthalmology department of Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital has received nearly a hundred cases.
1
After the live broadcast
My eyes hurt so much
“Doctor, my eyes are so painful that I can’t open them, and I’m still crying.” At 2 am, Ms. Zhang (pseudonym) was supported by a friend and entered the emergency eye department of Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital.
Ms. Zhang wiped away the tears she kept shedding, and told Dr. Shen, who was in the clinic, that she was an e-commerce anchor who brought goods on the live broadcast a few hours ago, and did not wait until nearly 11 o’clock in the evening. Finish. Before the end, I felt a little uncomfortable in my eyes. I didn’t expect the pain to get worse and worse. I couldn’t stand it anymore. I almost jumped up from the bed and rushed to the emergency room.
Dr. Shen saw that Ms. Zhang’s eyes were tightly closed and could not see the specific situation in her eyes, so she administered a few drops of anesthesia, and when she was able to open her eyes, Dr. Shen observed carefully under the slit lamp. Later, Dr. Shen told Ms. Zhang that there was no foreign body in the conjunctival sac, but there were mild punctate defects in the corneal epithelium of both eyes.
“What kind of lights are used in the studio? Have you ever looked directly at the strong light?” asked Dr. Shen.
“I don’t know what kind of light to use. Anyway, the live broadcast light is brighter. Inadvertently
Yes
Look a few more times.”
“You are electro-optic ophthalmia!”
“Does it matter?” Ms. Zhang
a moment
nervous.
Dr. Shen patiently explained that electro-optic ophthalmia usually occurs after strong ultraviolet radiation; Electro-optic ophthalmia is an inflammation caused by damage to the cornea and conjunctival epithelium caused by ultraviolet rays. It is characterized by red and swollen eyelids, conjunctival hyperemia and edema, severe foreign body sensation and pain, symptoms such as photophobia, tearing and inability to open eyes.
“But don’t worry too much, go back and take some eye drops, rest early, and recover in a few days.” After listening to the doctor
Ms. Zhang was relieved.
2
The fish tank disinfection person is not far away
The result was recruited
He Jinjing, the chief doctor of the ophthalmology department of the hospital, once treated 3 patients who suffered from electro-optic ophthalmia at home in one night. Recently, she received
a
patient who was “recruited” by inadvertent disinfection of the fish tank, and once again reminded everyone.
In the early morning of the same day, a woman pushed her husband in a wheelchair into the consultation room, claiming that her husband’s eyes were probably filled with poisonous insects or iron filings, and he could not see at all. The patient complained of pain in both eyes, fear of light, tears flowing, eyes closed tightly and unable to open, and could not even cooperate with the doctor’s examination.
After Dr. He gave him the drip, he carefully observed it through a slit lamp and said with great certainty that there were no poisonous insects or iron filings in the patient’s eyes, but the conjunctiva of both eyes was hyperemia and edema, and the corneal epithelium was diffusely punctate. Defects… Symptoms are very consistent with electro-optic ophthalmia.
Did you engage in electric welding or watch others do it during the day? Have you ever been exposed to UV light in a public place such as a laboratory? Strangely, the patient insisted that there was no corresponding history of UV exposure.
Dr. He Jinjing started with the patient’s activities at home, and finally figured out the ins and outs. It turned out that the patient cleaned the fish tank that afternoon and turned on the disinfection equipment, but he may have forgotten to turn it off. After that, the patient stayed indoors, and his eyes were “burned” by the ultraviolet rays emitted by the disinfection equipment.
The patient cleans the fish tank in the afternoon, why does the eye pain occur so late? Dr. He explained that the ultraviolet rays emitted by the disinfection equipment cause “electro-optic ophthalmia”, and the incubation period is 6-8 hours, so patients often come to the emergency room in the middle of the night, or even wake up in pain in their sleep.
He Jinjing repeatedly told the patient that the next time the fish tank is cleaned, people must leave the disinfection room, and at the same time, they should tell their family members not to enter the disinfection site, so that they can also be protected from harm.
3
Those with children should hide the “light”
< p> Jiang Jin, deputy director and chief physician of the ophthalmology department of the hospital, introduced that in general, he is engaged in various welding work; using or repairing ultraviolet lamps; using carbon arc lamps, mercury lamps, etc. for photography; Etc., susceptible to electro-optic ophthalmia. However, in recent years, more and more families have germicidal lamps or sterilizing lamps
, and the number of electro-optic ophthalmia caused by “lamps” at home has also increased.
For example, in summer, many citizens are worried that the growth of bacteria may easily cause gastrointestinal diseases, so they will buy products such as germicidal lamps or disinfection lamps. It should be
explained
that many germicidal lamps or sterilizing lamps on the market use ultraviolet rays to work. The human eye is sensitive and fragile. The corneal epithelial cells and conjunctiva of the eye absorb a large amount of strong ultraviolet rays, which can cause electro-optic ophthalmia.
“It is understood that many people are
online
offlineFor those who bought it alone, they did not understand the precautions in use in detail, so they used their own eyes to check and observe the effect of germicidal lamps or disinfection lamps; when sterilizing or disinfecting, they forgot to leave or did not inform their family members, so that I or my family members entered by mistake. eye injury, etc. “
“It’s the summer vacation, especially remind parents that there are germicidal lamps or disinfection lamps at home, and they must be hidden or placed within the children’s reach
less
A place to avoid blindly ‘exploring’ by naughty children at home alone, accidentally opening them and causing eye scorching. “
Jiang Jin said that the treatment of such diseases is generally symptomatic treatment, such as preventing infection and reducing pain; at the same time, patients should pay attention to closing their eyes and resting, avoiding strong light, and try not to look at mobile phones, Computer screens, etc. If you wear contact lenses, you should remove them in time to reduce the chance of corneal irritation and infection.
“Never look at the ‘light’ at close range, and ensure that no one is in the room during disinfection and sterilization. “Jiang Jin reminded again
.