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Can Bleach Cause Blindness In Person?

Hi there, just a bit concerned was washing the bath out cause I have an irrational fear of germs I think it s OCD and i put a bit of bleach (about 2 capfulls) in the bath, someone took a bath straight after before I had time to rinse it, can they go blind from this I assume some of the water from the bath got in there eyes
Mon, 7 Apr 2014
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Bleach getting in to eye can cause chemical reaction but not blindness. Wash the eye properly can use anti allergic like cromal two times daily for few days
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Can Bleach Cause Blindness In Person?

Bleach getting in to eye can cause chemical reaction but not blindness. Wash the eye properly can use anti allergic like cromal two times daily for few days