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Eye injury. Eye injury. A small piece of iron has lodged in the margin of the cornea. Specialty. Ophthalmology, neurology. Physical or chemical injuries of the eye can be a serious threat to vision if not treated appropriately and in a timely fashion. The most obvious presentation of ocular (eye) injuries is redness and pain of the affected eyes.
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 ...
Photokeratitis or ultraviolet keratitis is a painful eye condition caused by exposure of insufficiently protected eyes to the ultraviolet (UV) rays from either natural (e.g. intense direct or reflected sunlight) or artificial (e.g. the electric arc during welding) sources. Photokeratitis is akin to a sunburn of the cornea and conjunctiva.
The incidence of eye injuries during general anaesthesia has been studied, and different methods of eye protection have been compared. [citation needed] When eyes are untaped during general anaesthesia, the incidence of ocular injury has been reported to be as high as 44%. [ 1][ 2] If tape is used to hold the eyes closed, ocular injury occurs ...
The "Today" show unfolded Wednesday without co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, who is undergoing retinal detachment surgery three weeks after suffering a serious eye injury.
Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, [ 4] is inflammation of the outermost layer of the white part of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelid. [ 5] It makes the eye appear pink or reddish. [ 1] Pain, burning, scratchiness, or itchiness may occur. [ 1] The affected eye may have increased tears or be "stuck shut" in the morning. [ 1]
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 ...
Savannah Guthrie called in to NBC's "Today" show on Wednesday to explain why she's been absent from the air this week: She suffered a serious eye injury after her 2-year-old son accidentally hit ...