Pain and corneal foreign bodies

Pain and corneal foreign bodies

The commonest cause for ocular pain, presenting to an ophthalmic emergency centre, is due to corneal foreign bodies. Although the problem is transient, the degree of morbidity is often underestimated. The object of this study was to assess the degree of pain associated with these lesions.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 1995-07, Vol.88 (7), p.406P-407P
Hauptverfasser: SHAH, S, BRAHMA, A. K, SABALA, A, BROWN, A, HILLIER, V. F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cornea
Diseases of cornea, anterior segment and sclera
Eye Foreign Bodies - complications
Eye Foreign Bodies - pathology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Ophthalmology
Pain - etiology
Pain Measurement
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:The commonest cause for ocular pain, presenting to an ophthalmic emergency centre, is due to corneal foreign bodies. Although the problem is transient, the degree of morbidity is often underestimated. The object of this study was to assess the degree of pain associated with these lesions.
ISSN:0141-0768
1758-1095