Physical and chemical injuries of the eyes and eyelids.
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.
Stern
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AL
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington.
Pamel
G J
GJ
Benedetto
L G
LG
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