Eye emergencies
Definition
Eye emergencies include cuts, scratches, objects in the eye, burns, chemical exposure, and blunt injuries to the eye or eyelid.
Eye emergencies include cuts, scratches, objects in the eye, burns, chemical exposure, and blunt injuries to the eye or eyelid. Since the eye is easily damaged, any of these conditions can lead to vision loss if left untreated.
Considerations ...
There are three levels of eye emergencies:
1. true emergencies that require immediate treatment within seconds or minutes
2. urgent situations requiring diagnosis and treatment within 1 to several hours ...
Eye Emergencies
There are three levels of eye emergencies:
1. true emergencies that require immediate treatment within seconds or minutes ...
Eye emergencies
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Incidence and Prevalence: Eye burns are one of the most common eye emergencies worldwide, and represent 7% to 18% of eye trauma seen at emergency departments in the US (Melsaether).
(See eye emergencies.)
Acute glaucoma -- a sudden increase in eye pressure that is extremely painful and causes serious visual disturbances. This is a medical emergency. Most times, glaucoma is chronic and gradual.
 See also: Emergencies, Emergency, Trauma, Glaucoma, Injury
  
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