In some life situations we need protection for our vision. In most cases, we solve this problem with the help of various types of glasses. But then it arises an emergency situation(trauma, need to care for a loved one after surgery), and we may need additional knowledge and skills.
When is an eye patch needed?
- In the treatment of strabismus in children.
- To protect against harmful or uncomfortable influences external environment(pollution, bright light, etc.) for injuries to the eyelids or eyeball during transportation of the victim to a medical facility, as well as after surgical interventions on the eyes.
- For securing special dressing material for the treatment of the visual organs.
Monocular- bandage over one eye.
Binocular- a bandage on both eyes, applied when they are both injured or operated on, and also if at least one eye needs to be rested. For example, if it gets into the eye foreign body- before its removal - in order to prevent damage to the cornea, a binocular patch will help limit the mobility of the eyeball.
When is an eye patch contraindicated?
If a bandage is not desired, but protection is still required, you can apply a curtain of two layers of gauze and secure it to the head with a bandage or plaster.
How to make a bandage
Correction of strabismus in children
One of the methods conservative treatment strabismus in children - method occlusion. If one eye is weaker than the other, it needs to be trained by increasing the visual load on it. To do this, the healthy eye is covered with a bandage every day for several hours so that the child learns to rely more on the weak eye.
The effectiveness of treatment depends on the correct individual regimen and its strict adherence. For this purpose, it is especially important that the protective device is comfortable for the child and that he willingly wears it. This can be a gauze pad placed over the closed eyelid and secured with a plaster on the forehead at the bridge of the nose and on the cheek. Now pharmacies sell special medical children's eye stickers - occluders. They are made of elastic soft material, breathable and hypoallergenic. Occluders are available in plain colors and with pictures.
Protective and strengthening bandages
Most often, medical eye bandages are applied to hold the dressing material (aseptic or impregnated) medicinal substances)
in the eye area. Sterile cotton-gauze pads, made independently or purchased at a pharmacy, are used as dressing material. It is advisable to choose the thickness and shape of the pad that matches the shape and depth of the patient’s eye socket, otherwise the bandage will either put pressure on the eye or not fit well enough. Usually its thickness is about 1 cm and diameter 5–6 cm. Depending on the specific situation and purpose of the bandage, there are different ways its consolidation.
Adhesive bandage widely used in postoperative period. Its advantages are as follows:
- simplicity and quick execution;
- lockable small area around the eye;
- low material consumption.
After applying a dressing to the eye, the skin around it needs to be lubricated with glue (BF 6 or cleol). After a few seconds, a stretched gauze napkin is placed on top and its edges are pressed against the skin. The free edges of the napkin are trimmed. There is no need to attach an adhesive bandage to the scalp.
The adhesive bandage can last for several days. To remove it, the edges of the napkin are moistened with gasoline or ether. You can soak it with warm water, but you will need patience.
Adhesive bandage It doesn’t last as well, but it’s even easier to apply and easier to remove. Even the victim himself can do this. To do this, you need to take a strip of plaster 10–15 cm long and fix it diagonally over the dressing on the forehead and cheek, avoiding the hairy surface of the skin.
Elastic tubular medical bandage It is made of cotton yarn, latex thread and has a mesh structure. Such bandages are produced in different widths from No. 1 to No. 7. Bandages No. 5 and 6 are suitable for headbands. This bandage is very easy to apply and can be reused.
But still bandage gauze Bandages to this day remain the most common and reliable means of fixing dressings. The twisted part is the head of the bandage, and the free end is the beginning. To correctly apply a bandage to one eye or both, you must have a certain skill and follow the known rules:
- bandaging begins with a securing turn (tour);
- The bandages are applied with uniform tension.
Right eye patch . Bandaging is performed from left to right counterclockwise in this order:
- Secure the bandage with two horizontal turns around the head.
- Pull the bandage down the back of the head under right ear, move it up the side of the cheek and close the sore eye closer to the inside of the orbit.
- Secure the upward movement of the bandage with a horizontal tour around the head.
- Place the bandage again under the right ear and cover the eye, moving the bandage outward by a third of the width of the bandage.
- Secure the oblique motion of the bandage with a horizontal round.
Alternating upward and horizontal tours, completely close the eye area. After three or four returning rounds, the bandaging can be secured with a horizontal turn.
Left eye patch performed in the same order, but from right to left clockwise.
Blindfold for both eyes.
For greater reliability, each bandage covering the right or left eye can be secured with a horizontal bandage.
Eye bandages are applied in case of damage to the eyeball, eyelids, and also after surgical intervention in order to ensure complete peace. At inflammatory process conjunctiva in the acute phase of its development.
An eye patch will help achieve the following goals:
- protect the eye from external irritants: wind, cold, dust and other influences;
- when transporting patients to medical institution;
- restless patients;
- after operation.
The bandage should fit snugly, and the patient should not have a feeling of squeezing. It can be applied to one eye and is called monocular, or to two eyes – binocular. The eyelids must be closed; a cotton-gauze napkin is first placed on them for protection. Absorbent cotton wool is used as a dressing material.
A monocular bandage is used on the affected eye, but only if its movement under the compress is not contraindicated. A binocular blindfold helps in cases where a monocular blindfold is unable to provide complete rest. It is not recommended to apply a binocular compress to elderly people, as this can lead to various kinds nervous disorders. The desmurgy of applying bandages differs depending on the purpose of applying the compress. Making compresses is not difficult, but it is important not to forget about certain rules.
Protective bandage for both eyes
Indications for applying this type of compress are to secure the dressing material for diseases of both eyes or various types of injuries, as well as in the postoperative period. For this you will need the following materials:
- bandage;
- cotton gauze pads;
- adhesive plaster;
- scissors.
It is important to follow the dressing scheme
Let's consider the technique of applying a compress step by step:
- Have the patient sit in a chair facing you.
- Apply cotton-gauze pads to closed eyelids.
- First, carry out securing tours around the head. The reference points are the temporal and occipital protuberances.
- Bandage in right side.
- In the back of the head, pull the bandage down obliquely and bring it under the ear.
- Next, apply to the right eye and lift the bandage to the forehead.
- Then make a circle around the head and pull the bandage down through the left eye.
- Alternate tours until the eye sockets are completely closed.
- At the end, secure the bandage.
Monocular headband
A patch over one eye is indicated for eye injuries. You will need the following equipment: a wide bandage, a cotton-gauze pad, scissors and a pin. You can close your eyes from top to bottom or from bottom to top.
It is more convenient to bandage the left eye from right to left, and the right eye from left to right.
Let's look at the compress application technique from the very beginning:
- Make strengthening tours around the head. Start doing this from the side of the damaged eye.
- Make an oblique tour, directing the bandage to the eye, along the cheek and under the earlobe.
- Make a firming tour around the head, focusing on the tubercles of the back of the head and temples.
- Repeat the movements until the affected eye closes.
- Finally, cut the tip of the bandage into two parts and secure.
The technique of applying binocular and monocular compresses is somewhat different
Types of eye patches
Eye patches can be used to treat cataracts, strabismus, nervous tic and other pathologies. A properly applied bandage is the key to a speedy recovery. What types of eye compresses are there?
IN Lately Occluders are increasingly being used to treat strabismus. They are also used for amblyopia. This pathology is characterized by the fact that the eye is simply too lazy to work, and there are no functional disorders. At certain stages of treatment, the healthy eye is sealed. This encourages the other eye to work normally. This type of tape is called an “occluder” or “occlusive dressing.” The sooner parents close their healthy eye, the better for the child. You can easily make an occluder at home with your own hands.
Many people associate black eye patches with pirates, but, in fact, not only they, but also sailors also wore such covering patches. But why? The reason was that the ocean was blinding the eyes due to sunlight, but in the hold, on the contrary, it was very dark. The trick was that the eye, which was closed from light, opened in the hold and the sailors did not need to get used to sudden changes in lighting.
Another useful invention is a gel eye mask. There are such masks various types and they differ in the performance of the following functions:
- a cold mask relieves fatigue, refreshes and helps to invigorate;
- warm, on the contrary, will help you relax and fall asleep faster;
- slightly warmed helps remove muscle spasm;
- a cooled mask has a tonic effect.
These masks are used when colds, migraines, fever, and also in the fight for youthful skin. The gel is hermetically sealed, so you shouldn’t get your hopes up by thinking that it releases any substances or vitamins. Depending on the desired result the mask is either cooled or, conversely, heated.
It is also worth highlighting postoperative compresses separately. Such patches have an adhesive base, but differ from occluders in that they have a thicker pad. It is able to absorb tears and mucus, but does not stick to the wound. There are also patches without an adhesive base; they also do not stick to the wound, but they should be secured with a special fixing patch.
At the end we note the closing bandages for sleeping. Scientists have long recognized that full, healthy sleep is possible in complete darkness. At night, the hormone melatonin is produced, which is responsible for vigor and positive emotions. Light destroys this hormone.
Covering eye masks are convenient to use when traveling on an airplane, train, during nap or in a situation where a nearby light source is turned on. To avoid the appearance allergic reactions It is better to choose a mask from natural fabrics. It should not transmit light; for this, the material must be quite dense.
So, to summarize, it can be noted that eye patches are effective remedy in the fight against many pathologies. A properly applied bandage will help speed up the healing process and alleviate the illness. Eye compresses work well with protective function, protecting from light, dust, wind and other external irritants. Contact a specialist in a timely manner, do not ignore his recommendations. All this will help to avoid serious problems with vision!
If you suffer from insomnia, tossing and turning from side to side for a long time, or cannot fall asleep in the light of a table lamp, while your husband or children are reading a book or studying homework, a sleep band will be an effective assistant.
Sound, restful sleep is a real panacea for human health. Scientists have proven that there are several factors influencing quick way fall asleep:
- complete silence;
- absence of light stimuli;
- comfortable bed with a moderately hard mattress;
- a large heavy blanket;
- sleep bandage.
Let's talk in more detail about the bandages.
What is a sleep blindfold called?
Sleeping headbands are often called masks - a special fabric accessory designed to protect the eyes from any light source during sleep, used both at home and in transport.
For what and who is it needed?
There are a huge variety of types of this accessory and from the right choice your sleep depends. The accessory creates the effect of complete darkness, which promotes the production of the hormone melatonin in the body, which is responsible for healthy, sound sleep.
With the help of this attribute, it is possible to sleep peacefully even during daylight hours; this is acceptable for working people at night.
When you need to work at night and get a good night's sleep during the day, which is very difficult in bright daylight.
It often happens that one of the family members cannot fall asleep in the dark; he needs a night light or the light of a table lamp; as a rule, these are small children. And you can simply fall asleep, experiencing irritation and anxiety from the rays that hit your eyes. And in in this case The bandage will again become your assistant.
Masks are very useful for people whose activities involve working at a computer, as they relieve stress well eye muscles, restoring healthy eyes.
Types of masks and selection criteria
How to choose the right blindfold for sleeping? First, decide what kind of mask you need, use the following classification to do this.
Design
Now in stores, in addition to universal masks, you can choose men’s, women’s or children’s masks with different designs and sizes. There are even cosmetic headbands that can also be used for sleeping. Manufacturers often surprise customers with their irrepressible imagination, so the choice of accessory depends on your tastes and interests.
Material: synthetic or natural fabrics?
As a rule, the bandages are always very tight and completely exclude the transmission of sunlight or artificial light.
When choosing synthetic fabrics, you may encounter allergies, itching and unpleasant scratching in the eye area. But the price of such dressings is several times less than natural ones. Doctors advise not to skimp on your health and to choose only high-quality materials.
Natural fabrics include cotton and silk. Let's look at each of them in more detail. The cotton mask has adjustable sizes and is usually filled with foam rubber or padding polyester components. This bandage does not cause discomfort, fits your eyelids pleasantly, and creates a soft and gentle touch to the skin. It has no disadvantages in use.
Silk material is suitable for all people, regardless of age and preferences, and is considered hypoallergenic and does not cause any undesirable consequences. It is good to use, durable, but has a huge drawback - it high price for goods.
Fillers – padding polyester or gel?
As for padding polyester, we can say that it is a universal non-woven material with excellent properties: high service life, strength, safety, and environmental friendliness.
Gel masks are a specialized cosmetic attribute that help smooth out unwanted wrinkles around the eyes, tone muscles, relax and relieve fatigue. Just like regular headbands, they are suitable for restful sleep without letting in light.
They are flavored with different scents of delicate essential oils flowers and herbs. Perfect for women living in polluted cities, they will be an excellent antidepressant after a difficult day at work. These bandages come with various bolsters and inserts:
- cooling gel will relieve fatigue;
- magnetic inserts in the form of glasses remove muscle hypertonicity and enhance skin regeneration;
- tourmaline threads normalize nervous system and improve blood circulation;
- The pad is impregnated with copper oxide, making the skin smooth and velvety.
Before purchasing such dressings, consult your doctor or cosmetologist. And of course, don't overuse it.
A sleep bandage can be chosen solely depending on the material well-being of citizens. You can wear such a blindfold for no more than 12 hours a day.
Sleep bandage cost table:
Advice when choosing a sleep mask - never purchase this accessory with Velcro. Since such bandages quickly lose their fastening functions, and also become very tangled in the hair, causing discomfort and irritation to the owner.
Also, headbands with elastic bands can unpleasantly squeeze your temples, preventing you from falling asleep, so before buying an accessory, measure the circumference of your head using a soft meter, and choose a headband according to the given parameters.
Remember, sleep bands are completely unsuitable for girls who have eyelash extensions. Even with one-time use, the eyelashes will stick together or may even remain on the bandage. Therefore, here the choice is yours - beauty or sleep.
For modern people For those seeking to purchase things, that is, manufactured in the age of electronic technology, there are “smart” sleep headbands. A special device, stuffed with various electronic devices, that allows you to read a person’s state at the current moment in time.
It controls brain impulses, automatically switching from monophasic to polyphasic sleep mode. How it works?
A special electronic mask sends a wake-up signal by gradually increasing the light beam. After such a dream, a person feels cheerful and well-rested.
The presence of different sleep modes in the menu will allow you to choose the one you need - long night sleep or short day sleep. This allows you to adjust the sleep cycle in people who work shifts or in people with “confused day and night” syndrome.
This bandage is called NeuroOn and costs more than 10 thousand rubles. But doctors do not support enthusiasts of this purchase, since the body can get used to this accessory, and then the person will not be able to fall asleep at all until he puts on this bandage.
How to sew a blindfold for sleeping with your own hands
However, it is not at all necessary to spend a lot of money on buying a sleep bandage. You can simply do it yourself, spending very little time. To do this you will need:
- Any soft fabric dimensions 30*15 cm;
- Filling – cotton wool, padding polyester;
- Non-woven fabric for finishing;
- 30 cm of elastic band.
The first step is to measure your head from temple to temple across your forehead. This will be the width of your headband. Next we make patterns, imitating glasses for the eyes. Before cutting out the template, add a centimeter to the sides for stitching.
Next, we attach the pattern to the fabric and make a blank. Sew, leaving one side for filling. Using the tips of scissors, carefully distribute the cotton wool evenly, or use synthetic padding and sew it together. Take interlining or fringe, sew along the edges and fix the elastic at the ends of the headband directly in the middle.
Iron the resulting product and enjoy it for your health, or rather, have a sound and healthy sleep.
Experts' opinions and people's reviews
I think masks are a very useful thing. Healthy sleep necessary, and such bandages help regulate nighttime hours and create an atmosphere of peace and comfort. Have a beneficial effect on the body as a whole.
Svetlana, 31 years old, Moscow
I suffer from insomnia in the summer. Bright sun and short days They don't let you sleep at all. I bought a sleep bandage and the problem was solved.
Marina, 47 years old, Krasnodar
I work at night and have to sleep during the day. I close the curtains, but still can’t sleep. The bandage helped.
Alexey, 27 years old, Omsk
I always thought of sleep masks as a useless thing, but in fact it turned out to be an incredibly cool accessory. I bought myself a silk headband with gel filler - I really like it. Now I get up every morning rested and refreshed.
Victoria, 23 years old, Astrakhan
Another master class on sewing a sleep mask with your own hands is in the next video.
