Current Recommendations for Optimum Treatment of Chemical Eye Burns

In Germany, chemical eye burns are a common and recurring cause of long-term vision disorders and even blindness. Severe eye burns, however, have become less common thanks to sophisticated safety systems and high levels of safety standards in industrial workplaces. In contrast, extremely hazardous substances capable of causing severe eye damage are readily available on the private consumer market. Neither adequate preventive measures nor qualified first aid givers nor suitable secondary preventive measures such as eyewash stations or rinsing solutions are present in private households. Hence the consequences of such chemical injuries are often quite severe.