Treatment for Numerous Particles (such as dirt or sand)

• Clean around the eye with a wet washcloth first.
• Then have your child try to open and close the eye repeatedly while submerging that side of the face in a pan of water.
• If your child is too young to cooperate with this, fill a glass or pitcher with warm tap water. Pour the water into the eye while holding your child face up. The eyelids must be held open during the irrigation and this usually requires the help of another person.