Foreign Body, Eye (cont.)
Medical Author:
David T Wong, MD, FRCSC
Coauthor:
Howard A Blumstein, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Richard W Allinson, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Robert H Graham, MD
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Eye Foreign Body CausesMany eye injuries can be prevented. Something in your eye (a foreign body) is most often the result of improper or no eye protection while working in an environment that exposes you to small flying debris. |
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A corneal foreign body is an object (eg, metal, glass, wood, plastic, sand) either superficially adherent to or embedded in the cornea of the eye.
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