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ocular burn
Chemical burns to the eye:
Complications:
1) corneal scarring
2) loss of vision
Management:
1) sustained irrigation by the patient on site, then by the physician
2) referral to an ophthalmologist
General
eye disease (ophthalmopathy)
burn
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 15, 18.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2009. 2018.