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Best Thing For Welding Flash. Suggestions for preventing flash burn include. Do not read or watch TV.
Soak clean gauze pads in cold water and drain excess water. Make sure the goggles are made to Australian Standards and cover the eyes completely. Ibuprofen aspirin or naproxen are all choices that will temporarily reduce pain.
I would say cool tea bags or wet cotton balls or cool wet facecloth folded in thirds to hold more moisture would work fine.
Do not read or watch TV. Your pupils the black part of the eye will look larger than normal. Prevention of flash burn. My husband has flashed his eyes while on the job so many times.