title: Burns to the eye: an overview.
abstract: The assessment and management of eye burns and burns to the region of the eye may be complex. This article aims to provide an understanding of the basic principles of the reaction of ocular tissues to injury, the healing processes, the restoration of normal function and the causes of burns.
authors.affiliation: Cranio-Facial Unit, Adelaide Children's Hospital, South Australia.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Hammerton
mesh_terms: D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology