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Eye Injuries
Damage or trauma inflicted to the eye by external means. The concept includes both surface injuries and intraocular injuries.
Eye Injuries, Penetrating
Deeply perforating or puncturing type intraocular injuries.
First Aid
Emergency care or treatment given to a person who suddenly becomes ill or injured before full medical services become available.
Asthenopia
Term generally used to describe complaints related to refractive error, ocular muscle imbalance, including pain or aching around the eyes, burning and itchiness of the eyelids, ocular fatigue, and headaches.
Eye Protective Devices
Personal devices for protection of the eyes from impact, flying objects, glare, liquids, or injurious radiation.
Eye
The organ of sight constituting a pair of globular organs made up of a three-layered roughly spherical structure specialized for receiving and responding to light.