eye disorders
How To Irrigate the Eye and Do Eyelid Eversion
Positioning for Eye Irrigation and Eyelid Eversion
Place the patient supine on the bed or stretcher. Hang bags of saline irrigation fluid several feet above the patient’s head (proper fluid flow depends on this height). Place a plastic drainage basin under the patient’s eye to collect the irrigation fluid and towels on the stretcher. An assistant may be used to retract the eyelids during irrigation and should stand on the opposite side of the stretcher. 