Home treatment for eye irritation includes:

• Wash out your eyes several times per day.
• Use saline eye wash.
• Clean your eyelashes gently with a warm wet compress.
• Apply cold compresses:
• Apply for 20-30 minutes, every 1-2 hours, for the first few days.
• Avoid exposure to smoke.
• Avoid rubbing the eyes.
• Avoid using eye makeup.
• Do not use contact lenses until your symptoms are gone.
• Take an antihistamine for itching:
• Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
• Try nonprescription allergic eyedrops:
• Visine
• Murine
• Clear Eyes

Home treatment for exposure to an irritating chemical includes:

• Clean the chemical off of the face.
• Eye irrigation:
• Flush the eye with water or eyewash for 5-10 minutes.
• Try artificial tears to lubricate the eye.

Removal of an eyelash in the eye:

• Gently pull the lower eyelids away from the eye one at a time.
• Use saline eye irrigation solution from a dropper bottle to wash out the eyelash.