Saturday, February 15, 2014

Corneal Abrasion ( cornea scratched)



This happens quite often, your eye is suddenly hurting badly with the feeling like “something is in it” well you could very well have corneal abrasion.

The cornea is the front window of your eye and it covers the iris (the colored part of the eye) round the pupil. When the cornea is scratched, cut, or even scraped these are all known as corneal abrasions.

Usually these injuries are caused by your fingernail, makeup brushes, rubbing of the eyes, and even paper cuts. Or sometimes “dry eye” can actually cause the abrasion.

Symptoms of corneal abrasions are: tearing, redness, pain, soreness, and blurred vision. Some treatments are applying a patch over the eye, taking antibiotics to prevent infection and also eyes drops to keep the eye lubricated.

Minor abrasions will usually heal within a day or two but other larger abrasions can take about a week. Unfortunately the process can be painful because there are more nerve endings in the cornea than anywhere else in the body

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7 comments:

  1. Good researching on this one! Shared!

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    1. thanks, I know many of us have had this problem....just wanted to share

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  2. Give your eyes extra care .otherwise corneal abrasion comes knocking at your door.

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  3. Yeah...this happens to me once every year or two. Darn those gas permeable contact lenses!!!

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