Case Studies in Ophthalmology
Cases for the Ophthalmology Clerkship
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Case #28 Corneal Abrasion
History
A 29 year old woman comes to your office complaining of a red irritated left eye.
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Question #1
Is this a recurrent problem?
Question #2
Was there any history of trauma, recent or in the past?
Question #3
It is likely that this problem has also occurred in the fellow eye?
Question #4
What is the exact mechanism of injury?
Question #5
You have made a diagnosis of corneal abrasion, how would you manage this problem?
Reference
Hiatt RL: Corneal abrasions, contusions, lacerations, and perforations. In Fraunfelter FT, Roy FH: Current Ocular Therapy. p. 245, WB Saunders Co. 1985.