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cold packs for eye injuries

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ice and cold packs can reduce the pain, swelling, and bleeding of an injury. cold therapy is usually used immediately after an injury.

for an eye injury, use one of the following methods:

ice towel.

wet a towel with cold water and squeeze it until it is just damp. fold the towel, place it in a plastic bag, and freeze it for 15 minutes. remove the towel from the bag and place it on the eye. use this method when an ice pack is too heavy to put on the eye.

ice pack.

place ice in a plastic, leak-proof bag wrapped in a single layer of cloth, such as a towel or face cloth. the ice can be cracked into small pieces to make the pack more flexible. do not place ice directly on the skin.

frozen food pack.

use a small bag of frozen peas or corn wrapped in a towel.

do not use chemical cooling packs. if the pack leaks, the chemicals could cause more eye damage.

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current as of: october 24, 2023

author: healthwise staff
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