How does putting lemon juice in the eyes endanger eyesight?

Lemon juice has a high acid concentration. When dropped into the eyes, it can cause irritation, eye pain, red eyes, and more seriously, can cause corneal epithelial peeling and corneal burns.

The truth about putting lemon juice in the eyes to help cure diseases and brighten eyes

Recently, lemon juice has been hailed by many people on social networks as a multi-purpose “miracle drug”, from detoxification, weight loss, blood alkalization to cancer prevention. Some opinions even say that just drinking lemon juice every morning instead of breakfast, without medication, is enough to live a healthy life.

Not only drinking, some people also share ways to use lemon juice such as dropping directly into the ears, nose, throat, and even into the eyes. Although they feel stinging and uncomfortable when dropping lemon juice into the nose or eyes, they still believe that this method helps push out fluid, clears the nose and brightens the eyes, and cures styes.

Lemon juice has a high concentration of acid, when dropped into the eyes it can cause irritation and eye pain.

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Master - Doctor Nguyen Phu Tung, Director of Saigon Ngo Gia Tu Eye Hospital, said that putting lemon juice into the eyes is an unscientific act and very dangerous for eyesight, with the potential to cause many unpredictable harmful effects.

"Lemons are rich in water and contain vitamin B, vitamin C and many minerals, especially citric acid. This is a highly concentrated acid that, when in contact with the eyes, can cause irritation, eye pain and redness. In more severe cases, it can cause corneal epithelial peeling, corneal burns, corneal ulcers...", said Dr. Tung.

Therefore, Dr. Tung recommends that patients absolutely do not use lemon juice drops in the eyes. When there are unusual signs, they should go to a reputable eye clinic and have a scientific eye care method.

A case of lemon juice in the eyes

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What should be noted when caring for styes?

According to Dr. Tung, to relieve pain from styes and chalazions, patients can use a clean towel or disposable cotton pad dipped in very warm water. Place it on the eyelid for about 10 minutes, 3-5 times a day. The warmth will help reduce inflammation and congestion in the oil glands on the eyelid. Or you can gently massage the area around the eyes.

Active treatment according to the doctor's regimen such as using eye drops, antibiotic ointment, steroid injection into the swollen area to reduce pain or curettage when the stye or chalazion does not dissolve..., the patient needs to pay attention to wash hands thoroughly before touching the eye area to apply medication.

Do not apply eye makeup when you have a stye or chalazion. Limit eye makeup or eye makeup removal when you are sick. Limit eye exposure to dirty water, polluted air, dust or sunlight. When going out, wear anti-dust, anti-UV glasses. After going out, wash your eyelids with clean water and lubricate your conjunctiva with 0.9% Sodium Chloride solution. Limit the habit of rubbing your eyes with your hands. During the time you have a stye or chalazion, limit the use of contact lenses.

If you have styes, what foods should you avoid?

When suffering from styes, children may experience heat during the treatment process. Parents should not let their children eat hot fruits such as mango, longan, lychee, guava, spicy foods, foods with lots of chili, onion, pepper, goat meat, seafood, etc. Foods and drinks with a lot of sugar weaken the body's immune system, making wounds take longer to heal. Parents should also control the consumption of carbonated soft drinks and candies containing a lot of sugar in children.

Children need to be provided with enough vitamins A, C, E and zinc during the recovery process if they have styes or chalazions in their eyes. The above mentioned vitamins and minerals also have anti-inflammatory properties, reduce swelling and increase the patient's resistance.

"Good sources of vitamin A for people with styes include carrots, pumpkin, Malabar spinach, Malabar spinach, spinach... Suitable sources of vitamin C include bell peppers, grapefruit, oranges, tangerines, strawberries, blueberries... Sources of zinc include liver, bananas, spinach, mushrooms... Sources of vitamin E include tomatoes, carrots, papaya, pumpkin seeds, almonds, avocados," Dr. Tung shared.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nho-nuoc-chanh-vao-mat-gay-nguy-hiem-cho-thi-luc-nhu-the-nao-185250423194359501.htm