Corneal Flash Burns (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Corneal Flash Burns Overview
- Corneal Flash Burns Causes
- Corneal Flash Burns Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Questions to Ask the Doctor
- Exams and Tests
- Corneal Flash Burns Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Medications
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- For More Information
- Web Links
- Multimedia
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
Authors and Editors
Author: Andrew A Dahl, MD, FACS, Residency Director, Ophthalmology, Kingston Hospital, Mid Hudson Family Practice Institute. Assistant Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology), Department of Ophthalmology, The Institute for Family Health, New York College of MedicineEditor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com
Previous contributing authors and editors:
Coauthor(s): Jay Robert Woody, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency
Medicine, Presbyterian Hospitals of Dallas, Emergency Medicine Residency
Program, Parkland Memorial Hospital; Trevor Mills, MD, Co-Program Director,
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine,
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Editors: Richard W Allinson, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Ophthalmology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Scott and White Clinic; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Robert H Graham, MD, Ophthalmologist, Robert H Graham, MD, PC; Affiliated with Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona and Carl T Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Last Editorial Review: 10/17/2007
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