Eye Injury
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Eye Injury Symptoms
Symptoms of an eye injury may include
Eye pain
Sensation that something is in the eye
Swelling
around the eye
Eye redness
:
Blood covering the white of the eye
Blood covering the pupil of the eye
Vision changes
:
Blurred vision
Double vision
Loss of vision
Excessive tearing
Abnormal alignment of the eyes
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Blowout fracture of the orbit symptoms
Corneal abrasion symptoms
Hyphema symptoms
Subconjunctival hemorrhage symptoms
Ruptured globe symptoms
Eye contusion symptoms
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Related Topics:
Blowout fracture of the orbit
Corneal abrasion
Eye chemical injury
Eye contusion
Eye foreign body
Eye pain
Hyphema
Ruptured globe
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
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Last Updated: Apr 21, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Welch LS, Hunting KL, Mawudeku A. Injury surveillance in construction: eye injuries. Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 2001 Jul;16(7):755-62.