Furacilin for eye washing: how to dissolve and dilute tablets

Inflammatory eye diseases are a problem that many people encounter in early childhood. And no matter what the nature of these diseases, they are almost always accompanied by lacrimation and purulent secretions from the eye. Therapy of these pathologies can be performed using antibacterial or antiviral drops and ointments that are applied to the affected eye. However, before using these medications, doctors recommend a certain preparatory procedure - washing the eyes with "Furacilin", a weak solution of manganese, black tea or other antiseptic solutions that clear the eyes of pathogenic microorganisms. Moreover, "Furacilin" for eye washing is used more often than other solutions with a similar effect, especially if it concerns conjunctivitis.

To "Furatsilinu" ophthalmologists are very weak, and not for nothing. First, it is a pharmaceutical drug, and not a dubious alternative. Secondly, "Furacilin" has a high antimicrobial effectiveness, which complements the action of other drugs and reduces the risk of infection into the eye. Thirdly, the "Furacilin" tablets for washing the eyes are easier to dilute in water than the manganese, which, even with a slight overdose, can cause overdrying or even a burn of the eye mucosa.

What is furatsilin?

"Furacilin" refers to the category of pharmacy products that are widely used in the therapy of adults and children. Usually, this external agent is used in those cases if a part of the body is marked or already has an inflammatory process. The use of the drug can reduce the symptoms of inflammation and stop its progression.

The main active substance of the drug is nitrofural. It is to him that the medicine is obliged to have an effective antimicrobial effect, a little inferior to antibiotics.

The spectrum of action of the antiseptic called "Furacilin" is not limited only to the ubiquitous staphylococci. It is also effective against streptococci, E. Coli, salmonella, bacilli, causative agents of dysentery and gangrene. Resistance to it is produced in microorganisms quite rarely.

Let's see what is the use of the solution of "Furacilin" for eyes:

• reduces the symptoms of inflammation and relieves edema of the conjunctiva and eyelids,
• helps remove small particles of foreign bodies from the mucous eye, as well as from under the eyelids, and prevent infection of the eyes,
• has a disinfectant effect and prepares the eye for the main treatment procedures,
• accelerates the restoration of eye tissues after arresting the inflammatory process.

Tablets and powder "Furatsilina" have a rich yellow color, which is subsequently transferred to a solution that is practically odorless and has an unintended taste. The latter, however, is not so important, because the medicine is not intended for internal, but for external use.

The drug "Furacilin", which is often found in pharmacies can be found in the form of tablets, actually has several different forms of release: capsules, ointment, spray, solutions. Solutions can be of two types: alcohol and water. Alcohol solution in ophthalmology is not applied even in a diluted form, as it can cause a burn of the eye mucosa. In here the aqueous solution of the drug is considered not only safe, but even recommended for washing eyes in children.

By the way, the solution of "furacilin" on water, which has found wide application in ophthalmology, is prepared directly in pharmacies. Alas, not all pharmacies can provide such a service, therefore, for washing the eyes, the most commonly used tablets or capsules are "Furacilin", which are dissolved in ordinary boiled water.

Indications for the procedure

Every morning we wash our face with water, while clearing our eyes of the secret they give out. We have been accustomed to such an important hygienic procedure since childhood, so we do not even think about its usefulness and purpose. But it not only helps to improve visual acuity, which, after waking up, is noticeably "lame", but also prevents development in the eyes of stagnant processes, which creates the ground for the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria.

But as a preventive medicine simple water is considered to be quite effective, but for medical purposes, doctors advise instead to use antiseptic solutions that do not allow bacteria and viruses to multiply, and the disease progresses.

The "Furacilin" solution as an antiseptic for eye rinsing is prescribed for inflammatory diseases such as blepharitis, including its popular variety called "barley", conjunctivitis, keratitis, etc. Furacilin is especially popular for washing eyes with conjunctivitis, because it is quite a serious and dangerous disease, the lack of proper treatment of which can lead to the fact that the inflammatory process will spread to other tissues of the head, and in particular the brain.

Most often, eye wash "Furacilin" is used for bacterial and viral conjunctivitis before burying the eyes with antibacterial or antiviral solutions. The same is done before laying the ointment. With allergic conjunctivitis with lachrymation and reduced immunity, eye wash "Furacilin" can prevent the attachment of a bacterial infection that complicates the course of the disease.

This is a completely safe drug used to treat the eyes in children and newborns. Such a harmless antiseptic solution can be used for medical and hygienic procedures for dicryocystitis in newborns, because it will not allow the formation of pus in the area of the lachrymal sac of the baby, which, due to its anatomical features, did not reveal itself in time. Conjunctivitis and blepharitis are also not rare diseases in childhood, and hence "furatsilin" and in this case can act as one of the components of the treatment regimen.

Indication for carrying out the procedure for washing the eyes with a solution of "Furacilin" includes such situations when a foreign body enters the eye . It would seem that it can be removed with the help of ordinary water, but sand, small particles of various materials, gnats, i.e. Anything that can get into the eye is in itself a source of bacterial infection, which, if not decontaminated, can subsequently lead to the development of an inflammatory process.

Preparation

Since we are now talking about the eyes, any procedure or interference in their work requires, first of all, sterility and caution. It is clear that meeting these requirements is the key to a successful eye rinsing procedure.

It should not be reminded once again that not only hands, but also any materials and instruments used for the procedure, should be clean and, if possible, disinfected. If the hands are sufficiently washed with soap and water, the tools already require boiling.

Since eyewash "Furatsilinom" can be carried out in many ways, then for the beginning it is necessary to determine exactly with this question. Usually, eyedrops or a pipette are used to wash the eyes. But doctors can advise also to buy a rubber pear or a special tray, which is always on sale in pharmacies.

It is recommended to boil the pipette and the rubber bulb after each use. The bath should be cleaned with soap and water or a fresh solution of Furacilin. Disks are enough to take clean, for each eye separate, as often as possible changing them during the procedure. Clean should be a dish, designed to prepare an antiseptic solution, otherwise all its properties will go to decontaminate the packaging

Technique of the furacilin for eyewash

"Furacilin" for eyewash can be used in the form of tablets and capsules, or you can buy a ready-made aqueous solution, which, as we said, can not always be found in pharmacies. The absence of a solution in pharmacies should not be taken as an excuse for despair, because an inexpensive drug in the form of tablets has never been a deficit, but it is quite suitable for preparing a medicinal composition on a water basis.

How to prepare "Furacilin" for eyewash? If the procedure for cleaning the eye with an antiseptic is prescribed to a baby, preference should be given to the ready-made pharmacy solution, the basis of which is water for injection. Such a solution is sterile and does not contain any foreign impurities, which can cause an allergic reaction in the baby or harm his health.

For an adult, homemade solution based on boiled water is quite suitable, in which powder is dissolved from opened capsules or pre-ground tablets. In principle, tablets can and do not grind, because they dissolve quite well in hot water. However, later the solution will have to cool to a slightly warm state.

How to breed "Furacilin" for eyewash? This question is quite logical, after all and to the uninitiated in questions of medicine to the person it is clear, that the medicinal solution can not be prepared by eye. In order for the solution to possess all the attributes attributed to it, it is necessary to observe the standard proportions of "Furacilin" and water, which are used both for washing the eyes, and for treating wounds or burns.

According to the instructions for the preparation for one 200-gram glass of boiled water, you need to take 2 tablets (or use a powder of 2 capsules). Use the solution only after completely dissolving the tablets or powder. Most actively they dissolve at a temperature of about 90-100 degrees.

If we see that the solution has become more or less homogeneous, it is cooled and filtered through a sterile bandage folded in half.

Once the solution and inventory have been prepared, you can proceed to the procedure itself. The easiest way to use a previously boiled rubber pear or pipette, which is typed in the composition and, throwing his head back, drip it into the eye. It is not necessary to inject the composition under pressure, it is enough that the liquid gradually drains into the conjunctiva of the eye, washing it and other tissues of the visual organ.

For eyewash, you can use special baths. They pour a prepared warm solution and douse the sick eye. If both eyes are affected, then the procedure is repeated and with the second eye, after rinsing the bath and filling it with fresh solution. This procedure is not suitable for everyone, because in the water the eye should remain open, which not everyone can.

In the pharmacy you can purchase special equipment for washing the eyes - funnel-shaped eye cups, through which the medicine is poured into the open eye with a weak stream.

The most gentle way to cleanse the eyes is to use cotton pads that are dipped in the prepared solution, lightly squeezed and gently rub their eyes, slightly pulling the lower eyelid. The movements of the disk should not be erratic. We must always move to the outer edge of the eye to the inner edge, thus preventing the spread of infection to healthy areas of the eye.

It is very important to use separate wadded disks for each eye, and it is even better to change the solution when it comes time to go over to the treatment of the second affected eye. By the way, even if only one of the visual organs is sick, both eyes are necessarily treated, thereby preventing the spread of the infectious-inflammatory process.

As for the temperature of the solution, doctors recommend using a composition of room temperature. In any case, the liquid should not have a temperature exceeding 37 degrees. Both cold and heat are not useful in inflammation of the mucous eyes and can aggravate the course of the disease.

Features of the use of furacilin in ophthalmology

"Furatsilin" - a unique antiseptic, which is safely used to treat children and adults, because he actually has no contraindications to use. Even getting a small amount of an external agent into the esophagus is not capable of harming a person, which is why the drug is actively used to rinse the throat and eyes in infants, who more often than adults catch respiratory pathologies and eye diseases associated with the ingestion of bacteria, viruses, allergens.

"Furacilin" is not recommended for use only in those patients who have hypersensitivity reactions to this antiseptic, which can manifest as lacrimation, itching, burning and redness of the mucous membranes and the skin around the eyes.

Absence of visible harm and contraindications allow using "Furacilin" for washing the eyes of the baby. At the same time, the proportions of water and medicines remain the same as for the treatment of adult patients. However, the preparation of the medicinal solution will have to be treated more carefully, since the newborns are very sensitive to the temperature of the liquid (it must correspond to body temperature), and to the quality of the finished solution (there should not even be the smallest undissolved particles).

Ideally for the treatment of newborns, you need to use a ready-made drug solution, and resort to self-preparation only in the absence thereof. The treatment of the patient (and with it a healthy one) is carried out 2-3 times a day. If the doctor has not appointed another treatment regimen, experiment with the multiplicity of procedures is not necessary, even despite the safety of the solution used.

Contraindications to the procedure

Contraindication to the procedure of washing the eyes with "Furacilin" may be only increased sensitivity to the used medicine. If the eye mucosa has ulcers and wounds, the application of "Furacilin" will only have a beneficial effect on the healing and regeneration of damaged tissues.

Consequences after the procedure

If you use "Furacilin" to wash the eyes according to the above tips, you do not have to expect any unpleasant consequences after the procedure. After a few days you can see that the swelling from the eye drops, the discharge from the conjunctive sac becomes more scarce, the pain passes.

The result of a correct procedure is a faster recovery process and no complications after such an effective treatment procedure. If you use hotter or vice versa cold water, the disease can become aggravated, and the process of its spreading into the interior of the skull is not ruled out. The same can be said if during the procedure, do not adhere to hygiene rules: do washing with unwashed hands or an insufficiently clean wadded disc, do not sterilize the instruments used for the procedure and the container in which the solution was prepared.

Complications can also occur in cases where a person has not thoroughly mixed the powder in the water, the nitrofural crystals remained in the composition, and they fell on the mucous eyes. Minor eye injuries can also be caused by inaccurate handling of a funnel, pipette or rubber pear, strong rubbing of the mucous cotton pad, the use of hot water, which can cause burns, to wash the eye.

Care after the procedure

Special care for the eye after the flushing procedure "Furacilin" is not required. It is enough to get wet with a sterile napkin and protect it from wind and drafts, which is considered one of the most important requirements for inflammatory diseases of the eye. Some time after the procedure (within a couple of hours) it is better to refrain from walking outdoors, especially in cool or windy weather, because any manipulation with the eyes makes them more sensitive to various stimuli.

If the eyewash is included in the treatment of infectious inflammatory pathologies, then after the procedure on the area of the conjunctiva or the eyelid, it is necessary to apply the medicine prescribed by the doctor (drops or ointment). In this case, applying a bandage to the eye is highly discouraged.

As for the storage of the ready-made "Furacilin" solution, different sources refer to the most varied terms (from 3 days to 2 weeks), arguing that when stored in a refrigerator, the composition will not lose its properties. It is incomprehensible only the expediency of such actions, in fact to prepare a fresh effective solution is not at all difficult, and in time this process, together with the cooling of the composition, will take no more than 10-15 minutes. So it is better to prepare the medicine a little, so that it just enough for one procedure, for example, take half a cup of water and a tablet of "Furacilin".

"Furacilin", actively used in ophthalmology for eye washing for large and small patients, is also widely used in the treatment and treatment of various injuries on the skin, pressure sores, burn wounds. This useful drug must be present in every home medicine cabinet, especially in families where there are small fidgets, because it provides both effective and safe treatment of external infectious and inflammatory pathologies, which is not all the medicines used by us.

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