A corneal abrasion is an eye injury caused by a scratch or scrape on the cornea’s surface. A person’s fingernails, contact lenses, or other foreign objects can all cause a corneal abrasion. The cornea ...

Foreign bodies may be lodged in the cornea or conjunctiva. It seems intuitive that making this diagnosis would be an easy one by relying on a patient's history, but it may be unreliable. Also, foreign ...

Optometry educators and students in five countries are now using a novel eye model to replace traditional animal-based methods for foreign body removal. OcuBlink, Inc., has shipped its polymer-based ...

Increased tear flow, redness and foreign body sensation are the initial symptoms associated with foreign body in the eye, followed by pain, photophobia and ciliary injection. Signs of possible deeper ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intraocular foreign bodies, or IOFBs, can occur as a result of trauma or accidents. These IOFBs can be metallic ...