How to clean eyelashes and eyelids
Instruksi
In this topic you will learn how to clean a person’s eyelashes and eyelids.
Cleaning eyelashes and eyelids
Infections and allergies can cause crust, pus or discharge to build up on or around the eye.
It is important to clean the eyelids and eyelashes regularly.
Persiapan
Peralatan yang dibutuhkan untuk irigasi telinga:
- Clean gloves
- Clean gauze, cloth or cotton buds
- Clean water or sterile saline solution that has not expired.
Instruksi
Always wash and dry your hands (with soap or sanitizer gel) before and after cleaning a person’s eyelashes and eyelids.
Penjelasan untuk pasien
Jelaskan kepada pasien:
- You will demonstrate how to clean their eyelids and eyelashes
- You will be using a clean gauze/cloth/cotton bud to gently clean the outside of the eye.
Clean eyelashes and eyelids
- Ensure your hands are clean or wear gloves
- Wet the gauze/cloth/cotton bud with water or sterile saline solution
- Ask the person to close their eyes and gently wipe the eyelid and eyelashes. Start from the inner corner of the eye and move outward
- Do not use the same gauze, cotton bud or cloth between the two eyes
- Dispose of the used gauze/cotton buds/cloth afterward.
Instruksi
Watch the video to learn how to clean eyelashes and eyelids.
Advise the person to clean their eyelids and eyelashes in this way two to three times per day until their symptoms have gone.
The person should always wash their hands before and after cleaning their eyelids and lashes. They do not need to wear gloves.
Record
Record in the Action Taken section of the PEC Screen form by ticking ‘Performed eyelid and lash cleaning’.
In the notes section write any instructions you have given the person if they need to continue at home.
Kegiatan
In pairs practice cleaning eyelids and eyelashes on each other.