Diwali is a festival of sweet lights. But often the smoke of firecrackers can cause many health problems. If you are also having problems with your eyes due to the smoke of firecrackers. Then we are telling you some special tips. While burning firecrackers, our skin and our eyes can have problems. To avoid this, we are telling you some special tips. By using these, you can get relief from this easily. 

How to protect your eyes from firecracker smoke

Wash your eyes thoroughly with cold water

In case of an eye injury, the first thing you should do is wash your eyes thoroughly with cold water. Do not use ice to soothe the irritation. Just splash some cold water on the affected eye. However, you must wash your hands thoroughly before washing your eye. Do not touch your eye with unwashed hands as they contain harmful chemicals from firecrackers that can cause further irritation to your eyes.

do not scratch or rub the affected eye

No matter how itchy your affected eye is, you should not scratch or rub your eye. Rubbing the eye can increase the pain. This can lead to injury as well as other eye infections.

cover the affected eye with a clean cloth, cotton pad, or gauze

Instead of rubbing the eye, cover the injured eye with a clean cloth, cotton pad, or gauze. This will help soothe the burning and irritation caused by the injury.

See a doctor immediately

Once you have followed the first aid measures, you should immediately visit a doctor. Irrespective of the degree of burn or the severity of the injury, immediate doctor's supervision is mandatory. So in such a situation you should visit the emergency department of an eye hospital to get the necessary treatment as per the suggestions of the ophthalmologist.

While preparing for Diwali, you should also prepare a first aid box to be used in case of emergency. Your first aid box should include gauze pads and cotton pads, bandages, sterile dressings, band-aids, ice bags, etc. Apart from this, you should not wear contact lenses while bursting crackers on Diwali.

This is because it increases the chances of eye irritation and allergies caused by smoke. The festival of Diwali brings immense happiness and joy in our lives. However, even a little negligence towards our safety can deprive us of that happiness.