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Eye Injuries (cont.)

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eye injuries, ocular trauma, corneal abrasion, traumatic iritis, hyphema, orbital blowout fracture, foreign body in the eye, ultraviolet keratitis, conjunctival laceration, corneal flash burn, eyelid laceration, black eye, safety glasses

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Globe rupture occurs when the integrity of the outer membranes of the eye is disrupted by blunt or penetrating trauma.

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