Eye bath
An eye cup is a container made of glass , porcelain or plastic with one of the size of the eye corresponding oval opening and a foot. Eye baths are used to apply medication to the eye in aqueous form. To do this, their long sides are pressed against the lower eyelid and tilted so that the fluid gets into the conjunctival sac and covers the eye. The eye bath is also used to clean the eye, which may be necessary if the normal self-cleaning of the eye does not work (for example, if the meibomian glands are underactive ).
From the traditional use with aqueous extracts of eyebright ( Herba Euphrasiae ) or chamomile ( Flores chamomillae ) is today due to possible allergic reactions and the possibility of bacterial contamination discouraged. Today the eye bath is only used in alternative medicine. In the evidence-based medicine this application is mostly rejected.
