Potato juice for flash burn?

[KMinAF]

A guy at work swears that if you get flash burn, potato juice will ease the pain, reduce the swelling and the eye will heal quicker. He said that you cut a wedge from a fresh potato and gently touch the wet part to your eye.
Is this true? I have never heard of this before.

 

[kkroger]

Usually it has been slices of potato on the eyelids... No idea whether it works or not, I wear my hood.... Takes more than a quick hit to get flash burned... the surface of the eye gets a sunburn, then the skin there dies and sloughs off the Juice of the potato wont do much... you will still feel like you have sand in the old eyes though.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Every welder I ever fabrication fitted for swear by this working. Most said potato slices on the eyes.

 

[Mr onetwo]

Back in the day, this is what I was told too.

 

[Ohmthis]

An once of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If you are working in an area with several weldors, wear safety glasses that have a uv rating. You might get the white spot for a little while, but not the burn. Has always worked for me.

 

[Lukewarmwater]

Been there......Done that ...and it don't work!

I got welders flash when I was a kid, tried the old potato wedge in front of the eye and nothing! Woke my dad up and off the the ER we went! Those drops they give you are heaven sent!!

 

[kkroger]

Had the Drops at the ER twice for Scratched Cornea... I wear safety glasses when I weld anyway... Like I say you have to WATCH it to get arc flash... not just a quick flash...
but most currently available safety glasses are UV blocking.

 

[code4pay]

I remember articles about potato skin being proved to help on skin burns so maybe there is something to it.

 

[scooz14]

last time i was in for eye issues i pocketed the bottle of numbies( numbing eye drops) and stashed it in the first aid kit. i haven't had to use them again but a coworker of mine has a few times. some people dont learn