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Foreign body in an eye

The feeling of a foreign body in an eye is well familiar practically to each person. It arises at hit in an eye of a small mote, flea, etc. The foreign body in an eye is one of the main reasons for damage of its structures (a conjunctiva, a sclera, a cornea). It can superficially be located or get in an eyeglobe. Any wound put to an eye with a foreign body is potentially dangerous to sight function. Чувство жжения - один из симптомов инородного тела в глазу

Symptoms of a foreign body in an eye:

Burning sensation in the injured eye, its morbidity and reddening;
The increased lachrymation;
Deterioration in sight is possible;
Hypersensitivity to bright light.

Even after removal of a foreign body from an eye, the listed symptoms remain still for some time - until there passes the irritation caused by it.

Reasons

Most often hit in an eye of a foreign body is observed at working some professions (scabblers, woodcutters, etc.). Therefore they for protection of an organ of sight are recommended to wear goggles in operating time.

During strong wind, a dust storm there is also a high risk of hit in eyes of a foreign body. It is the best of all to wait house bad weather. If it for any reasons is impossible, then it is also necessary to use goggles.

Quite often the feeling of a foreign body in an eye arises at the people using contact lenses. At not observance of rules of their carrying (sterility, accurate removal, etc.) there are insignificant injuries of superficial structures of an eyeglobe which are shown by feelings of a foreign body in an eye.

Diagnosis of a foreign body in an eye

Existence of a foreign body in an eye usually does not cause difficulties in diagnosis. In most cases the doctor makes the diagnosis on the basis of characteristic complaints of the patient and data of ophthalmologic survey. If necessary the doctor can accurately delay a lower eyelid or turn out upper to be convinced whether there are no foreign bodys under them.

At the getting eyeglobe wounds when the foreign body gets inside, inspection of patients becomes complicated and includes:

Visual acuity check;
Eye research by means of the ophtalmoscope;
Survey using a slit lamp;
X-ray;
Ultrasonic diagnosis.

Treatment

Treatment of patients begins with removal of a foreign body from an eye. For anesthesia in the affected eye dig in the anesthetizing drops, for example 0,25% of Dicainum. Then make direct removal of a foreign body, using the sterile cotton plug moistened in the sterile distilled water. When a foreign body very small on the diameter and at usual survey he does not manage to be found, make an instillation in the injured eye of the eye drops containing special dye – флюоресцеин. Thanks to it the foreign body becomes noticeable, and the doctor can remove it without special work.

At insignificant damages of a cornea, after removal of a foreign body from an eye to the patient appoint an oculentum with antibiotics. It has to be applied within 2 – 3 days.

At considerable damages of a cornea after removal from an eye of a foreign body to the patient appoint an instillation of the drops expanding a pupil (1% Atropini sulfas solution). In addition several times a day it is necessary to dig in eye drops with antibiotics. For protection of the injured eye against irritant action of light apply a bandage it. Treatment is continued within 3 – 5 days.

At a deep foreign body in an eye for its removal an operative measure can be required by the patient.

Whether you know that:

The most high temperature of a body was recorded at Uilli Jones (USA) who came to hospital with a temperature of 46,5 °C.

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