Primary level management of eye injuries
Eye injuries are common and a leading cause of preventable unilateral blindness worldwide. The causes vary, but drawing upon experience from The Gambia and Senegal, trauma is more common during the farming season and among small-scale metal workers working without eye protection. Stick injury is com...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
2005-10-01
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| Series: | Community Eye Health Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/18/jceh_18_55_105.html |
| Summary: | Eye injuries are common and a leading cause of preventable unilateral blindness worldwide. The causes vary, but drawing upon experience from The Gambia and Senegal, trauma is more common during the farming season and among small-scale metal workers working without eye protection. Stick injury is common in children and farmers, sometimes causing a penetrating injury that can result in the affected eye quickly becoming infected. Blunt trauma is common among children, who can be injured with a catapult or stone. The dusty environment is a common cause of corneal, conjunctival and sub-tarsal foreign bodies injuries. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-6833 |