Warning risk of blindness when arbitrarily small lemonade

In order to cure eye pain, many people arbitrarily put lemon juice causing severe burns, deep eye damage.

Regarding this, Prof. Dr. Ha Huy Tai, Professional Advisor of Hanoi Eye Hospital 2, said many parents still apply folk remedies to self-treat in cases of eye and solid diseases. especially red-eye pain.

Ms. Tran Thi Nhi Ha, Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Health.(Photo: HQ).

Among them, common are measures: steaming betel nut water, small lemon juice, breast milk into the eyes. 'I affirm that these are all non-scientific folk remedies . In it, small lemon juice and betel leaves will burn the eyes. Breastmilk increases the risk of superinfection, causing eye condition to get worse , 'Tai said.

When suffering from eye diseases, patients need to go to specialized facilities to check the pathogens, depending on the agent is bacteria, virus, there will be different ways of treatment.

Patients also need to be controlled for complications, in many cases small lesions can cause permanent vision loss complications.

Ms. Tran Thi Nhi Ha, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Health, also said that the agency regularly receives requests for certificates of traditional medicine, including remedies handed down in folklore.

'After reviewing, we have not granted any license for any traditional medicine or treatment because there is not enough legal, scientific and verifiable basis on many patients', Mrs. Nhi Ha Canh newspaper.