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What happens when you spray alcohol in your eyes?

Dr. Kendall Cooper
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2025-05-18 19:17:13
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Alcohol generally refers to ethanol, ethanol sprayed into the eyes may lead to corneal epithelial exfoliation, corneal ulcer and even blindness, as follows:
1, corneal epithelial exfoliation
Ethanol irritation is large, if accidentally sprayed into the eyes, may produce strong stimulation to the cornea, leading to corneal epithelial
exfoliation.2, corneal ulcer
If the concentration of ethanol is high, it may corrode or damage the cornea after spraying into the eye, causing corneal
ulceration.3, blindness
If the amount of high concentration ethanol sprayed into the eye is large, it may damage the tissues in the eye, leading to ischemia and necrosis of the tissues in the eye, causing blindness.