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Eye injury by impact of small plastic body. Based on the injury to the eyewall (outer fibrous coat of the eye consisting of cornea and sclera) Closed globe injury: the eye globe is intact, but the seven rings of the eye have been classically described as affected by blunt trauma. Types include contusion and lamellar laceration
Symptoms of an open-globe injury include eye pain, foreign body sensation, eye redness, and blurry or double vision. [9] While globe injuries are commonly associated with peri-ocular trauma that may obstruct diagnosis, [4] several signs suggest open-globe damage: Visible corneal or scleral laceration; Sub-conjunctival hemorrhage; Protruding ...
Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO), also called spared eye injury, is a diffuse granulomatous inflammation of the uveal layer of both eyes following trauma to one eye. It can leave the affected person completely blind. Symptoms may develop from days to several years after a penetrating eye injury. It typically results from a delayed hypersensitivity ...
Corneal abrasion is a scratch to the surface of the cornea of the eye. [3] Symptoms include pain, redness, light sensitivity, and a feeling like a foreign body is in the eye. [1] Most people recover completely within three days. [1] Most cases are due to minor trauma to the eye such as that which can occur with contact lens use or from ...
Some clinically observed signs and symptoms include: [8] [9] Orbital pain; Eyes displaced posteriorly into sockets (enophthalmos) Limitation of eye movement (restrictive strabismus) Loss of sensation (hypoesthesia) along the trigeminal (V2) nerve distribution; Seeing-double when looking up or down (vertical diplopia)
In the 1900's polar explorers have treated snow blindness by dripping cocaine into the eye. [19] Cool, wet compresses over the eyes and artificial tears may help local symptoms when the feeling returns. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) eyedrops are widely used to lessen inflammation and eye pain, but have not been proven in rigorous ...
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An ocular manifestation of a systemic disease is an eye condition that directly or indirectly results from a disease process in another part of the body. There are many diseases known to cause ocular or visual changes.