What is corneal foreign body

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As a welder, sometimes when cutting steel plate, it's hard to avoid small metal scraps entering the eyes. Before that, he suffered from corneal foreign bodies and went to the hospital. Let's see what is called corneal foreign body.

What is corneal foreign body

First of all, corneal foreign body refers to a kind of ophthalmic emergency caused by foreign bodies such as dust, small insects, metal fragments and sawdust accidentally entering the cornea.

Second: corneal foreign body will have foreign body feeling, photophobia and tears are very prominent, foreign body into the pupil area can cause visual impairment.

Finally: when the foreign body enters the eye, don't panic. Don't rub your eyes with your hands. Those who are photophobic can use eye mask or sunglasses to cover their injured eyes. Eye pain can be treated with 1% dicaine or 4% cocaine eye drops, or under the guidance of a doctor.

matters needing attention

When removing the foreign body, do not damage the healthy tissue. If the foreign body is too deep, take out the foreign body by corneal lamellar incision. Pay attention to prevent infection. Usually to develop a good eye habits, do not rub eyes with dirty hands, to avoid infection.