The human eye is equipped with an automatic lubricating and cleansing mechanism, the lacrimal system. It consists of the lacrimal gland, which produces tears, the ducts that channel tears from the lacrimal gland to the ocular surface, and the lacrimal punctum, a drain which channels fluids away from the ocular surface. Importantly, the lacrimal punctum drains excess fluids directly into the nasal cavity. If, for example, a chemical is introduced into the eye, nature’s own cleansing mechanism can serve to force the contaminant into the nasal cavity, where it can be breathed into the lungs or swallowed.

For this reason, the medical profession teaches and practices irrigating eyes by introducing flushing fluid at the inner corner of the eye – adjacent to the nose – and letting it run across the eye to the outer edge. This is specifically done to avoid driving contaminants into the lacrimal punctum and the nasal cavity. The accepted medical practice is counter to the way that traditional eyewashes operate and can result in further injury to the splash or blown-particulate injured victim. Axion MSR is the only eyewash product that duplicates the methodology used by and recommended by healthcare professionals.