title: Physical and chemical injuries of the eyes and eyelids.
abstract: Ocular trauma is not uncommon. Because the tissues associated with visual function are delicate and remarkably specialized, care of ocular injuries is best left to well-trained specialists. Initial care, however, is often simply common sense. Irrigation of chemical burns, sterile techniques, and procedures that salvage tissue are good general principles.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Pamel
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Benedetto
mesh_terms: D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005131:Eye Injuries; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans