Eye irrigation as a first-line treatment and diagnostic method for emergency department patients who complain of ocular foreign bodies
Abstract This prospective study aimed at determine whether eye irrigation removes ocular foreign bodies (FBs) and whether ocular pain predicts FBs. Emergency department patients complaining of ocular FBs were enrolled. In the irrigation group (n = 52), pain was evaluated with a visual analog scale b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-12-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02989-3 |