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  2. Eye injuries during general anaesthesia - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] If tape is used to hold the eyes closed, ocular injury occurs during 0.1-0.5% of general anaesthetics, and is usually corneal in nature. [3] [4] Intraoperative eye injuries account for 2% of medico-legal claims against anaesthetists in Australia and United Kingdom, [3] [1] and 3% in the USA. [5]

  3. List of ICD-9 codes 320–389: diseases of the nervous system ...

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    368.3 Other disorders of binocular vision; 368.4 Visual field defects; 368.5 Colour vision deficiencies; 368.6 Night blindness; 368.8 Other visual disturbances; 368.9 Unspecified; 369 Blindness and low vision. 369.0 Blindness, both eyes; 369.1 Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye; 369.2 Low vision, both eyes; 369.3 Unqualified visual loss ...

  4. List of ICD-9 codes 680–709: diseases of the skin and ...

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    This is a shortened version of the twelfth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue. It covers ICD codes 680 to 709. The full chapter can be found on pages 379 to 393 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.

  5. Retinal detachment - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] It may start in a small area, but without quick treatment, it can spread across the entire retina, leading to serious vision loss and possibly blindness. [4] Retinal detachment is a medical emergency that requires surgery. [2] [3] The retina is a thin layer at the back of the eye that processes visual information and sends it to the ...

  6. Blurred vision - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol intoxication can cause blurred vision. Use of cycloplegic drugs like atropine [4] or other anticholinergics cause visual blur due to paralysis of accommodation. [3] Cataracts: Cloudiness over the eye's lens, cause blurring of vision, halos around lights, and sensitivity to glare. [5] It is also the main cause of blindness worldwide. [2]

  7. Refractive error - Wikipedia

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    When refractive errors in children are not treated, the child may be at risk of developing ambylopia, where vision may remain permanently blurry. [33] Because young children typically do not complain of blurry vision, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children have yearly vision screening starting at three years old so that unknown refractive errors or other ophthalmic ...

  8. Thygeson's superficial punctate keratopathy - Wikipedia

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    Thygeson's superficial punctate keratopathy (TSPK) is a disease of the eyes.The causes of TSPK are not currently known, but details of the disease were first published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1950 by American ophthalmologist Phillips Thygeson (1903–2002), after whom it is named.

  9. Acute visual loss - Wikipedia

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    Central retinal artery occlusion: CRAO is characterized by painless, acute vision loss in one eye. [11] Central retinal vein occlusion: CRVO causes sudden, painless vision loss that can be mild to severe. [12] Branch retinal vein occlusion: sudden painless vision loss or visual field defect are the main symptom of BRVO. [13]