burnt eyes
 

any suggestions.

i have put potatoes, about a gal of drops, they still killing me. only relief i get at night is a cold rag over my eyes. this is not the first time this has happened but usaully i get some time away from it .i know i need to take time away from the welding but don't want to miss any time only a 2 week turnaround.

im fitting up pipe inside of a vessel and the flashing is hard to escape. not to mention they have air movers and wind is irratating it

Not much room to escape

Cold, wet rag is really the only thing that works in the legal aspect aside from time. Boy, oh boy, that sucks!!!!!! Keep em closed as much as possible in the darkest room you have and keep em cool.

Protacaine(SP?) works wonders but, hard to get! Keep some Visine drops with you for the daytime, especially with the air movers beatin on em!

Who ya workin for and why aren't you guys in fresh air in that confined space with all the argon around?!

That hood looks very familiar!! Name?

its in cleco in boyce......and i asked the same question. guess they figured they had enough air moving

Milk!

as in put milk in my eyes.......im not above anything im a sissy when it comes to my eyes. serious pain i wouldnt wish this on anyone

have heard of guys putting eye drops in a cooler then usein them, i have never welded much but theres no way you can use ssome gogles under the hood

im not welding im the fitter. i put a hood on but have to watch the level and tape while fitting all them little pipes coming up. so its only on while im waiting for the next fit

I'll ask my dad when he gets home.. He's a safety supervisor.. granted he'll Sh^T seeing yall dont have fresh air on, but he'll know some tips.. I had to walk him around when i was younger once when he got a chem. in his eye

Yeah, it's horrible! I had it the worst I ever got it last year and I knew it was coming. Went to bed and at 3 in the morning, my wife was wanting to call 911 because of my screaming and clenching anything I could get my hands on!

Keep in mind, my rig arced out about 3 inches in front of my face and due to how tight it was where I was having to weld I couldn't get in there with my hood down or even my safety glasses on! I could feel and smell the burning instantly!

Yes sir warm milk, my uncle told me to give it a shot and I was up to try anything at that point. It seemed to releive it some, but I went to the doc the next day and gave me some kind of topical ointment and eye drops. I asked the doc about the milk he said it was a big no no to put anything in your eyes but hell what does he know it made my eyes feel better so yep

My dad said, potatoes under the cold wet rag, they don;t make the medicine he used anymore

Try vicks salve and rub it around the eye but be careful not it get it in the eye itself. Laydown and be still and it will work wonders. I have used it many times offshore when we had nothen else. Trust me it works.
Reelman

Yikes that's a effin nightmare dude I feel for you, never had it that bad but had it not so good a few times

just my 2 cents
 

man , go to er or quick care, there are drops for this that require a script, eyes are too important to take chances with , also start wearing flash glasses when at work, i've been there , if you can cut pain by 50%its a huge relief.

Pain meds
 

Tetracaine or Procaine drops will definitely give relief, but you can't keep using it. It delays the healing of the top layer of the eye and will cause more harm than good. You probably have welder's keratitis (UV keratitis), and there is not much that helps other than time. If I saw you in the ER, I would give you some prescription pain meds so you can sleep. If it lasts more than 2 days, you really should go see someone about it.

I would take his advice he seems pretty legit

I know this sounds crazy but do not use visine or clear eyes. They hurt it worse. Short term yes soon as
U put a drip in it feels great but hurts five minutes later. Cut cucumber slices over the eyes with a wet rag on top. Then go see dr for tetracaine drops. They will not write u a script. But they will numb them while in the office

UV keratitis
 

Thanks SaltyShaw. Wiki has good info:

Dude

Get you some cucumbers, slice them and then FREEZE THEM. ALSO! VICKs under the eye works.

Precription meds ( ponacaine) spelling? is the best thing. You CAN'T get butnee- sulfate 2% any more.

I been fittin 12 years and the only time i have ever caught a flash is when I was helping a buddy build a ladder for his deer stand and didn't have on any safety glasses. I was told the heat from the arc is what gets you, it burns your cornea and make it feel like you have sand in your eyes. I always were my dark shield and put it down when my helper is tacking something up.

oh, the reason you can't put them pain reliever drops anymore is because if you get something in them you will not feel it, which is not a good thing.

I do the same kinda work and happened to me a
few times.They burn with eyes open and closed,light and dark.Feels like sand in your eyes scratching them.I used visine and it helped a little.I know rubbing them makes it worse.

only inspect the welds=no flash :)

I know that's right I haven't fit in a while. But I'm home evernight. Guess I done got spoiled to qcing too

Just keep em cool, wet rag with a couple ice cubes & time, time is hard when it feels like sand in your eyes. Should be over a day or so....just like mentioned above if it last more than 2 days go see a Dr. Your eyes are the quickest healing part of your body.

AND, He slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night!! ;)

DOUBLE WAMMY!! :eek:

X2. Thats what I'm talking about.

How are the eyes doing?

Much better tthey just very sensitive feel like they could burn again real easy

I used to weld in barges at the shipyard, Vicks Vaporub around the eye, and a cool washcloth on top. Irritation would be gone the next morning.

vick salve rub a little below each eye and it will help so you can sleep. It should clear up the next day

vick salve. rub under each eye. do not get in eye, but will relieve the burnt eye pain