EYE INJURY

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Injury Definition

• Injuries to the eye, eyelid, and area around the eye.

Vision

• The main concern is whether the vision is damaged.
• Older children can tell us if their vision is blurred or out of focus.  Test them at home by covering each eye in turn and having them look at a distant object.
• Children less than 5 years old usually need to be examined to rule out serious injuries affecting vision even if the injury seems minor.

See More Appropriate Topic (instead of this one) If

• Foreign body present, see EYE, FOREIGN BODY IN.

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Pediatric SelfCareNavigator. Copyright © 2000-2004 Barton Schmitt, M.D. FAAP

Reviewed 8/2004

Revised 7/2002

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• Eye, Foreign Body In

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