Comm Eye Health Vol. 18 No. 55 2005. Published online 05 October, 2005
Assessing and managing eye injuries
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Injuries to the eye are common. Many are minor but, if not treated quickly and appropriately, can lead to sight-threatening complications. Other injuries are severe, and even with expert management sight can be lost.
Articles in this issue –
- Assessing and managing eye injuries
- Primary level management of eye injuries
- Preventing blindness from eye injuries through health education
- How to irrigate the eye
- How to evert the upper eyelid and remove a sub-tarsal foreign body
- How to remove a corneal foreign body
- Establishing the evidence-base for the prevention and management of ocular injuries
- Thoughts on establishing mid-level ophthalmic personnel for VISION 2020 in India
News and notices –
- Calling all budding authors!
- New resources from ICEH
- Other new resources
- Scholarships for training in small incision cataract surgery: the Seeing is Believing Programme
- British Council for Prevention of Blindness (BCPB) Fellowship Programme
- Abstracts
- Courses and conferences
- Submissions to the Community Eye Health Journal
- Useful resources Eye injuries