Sterile eye pads are cotton eye pad with flexible adhesive backing. Its adhesive backing is hypoallergenic and will also stretch over the eye area. It is easy to apply and extremely absorbent. Sterile Eye Pads prevent infection by stopping any foreign bodies from entering the wound and are ideal to include with your first aid supplies or near your workplace eyewash station. Sterile Eye Pads are also widely used in clinics and hospitals as post-operative dressings after eye surgery, cataract operation, corneal ulcer and dressing after eye injury.