Last reviewed: 26 Jan 2021
Last updated: 07 Jan 2021
Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- presence of risk factors
- eye pain
- tearing
- photophobia
- blurred vision
- ciliary flush
Other diagnostic factors
- presence of foreign body
- corneal opacity
- rust ring
- blepharospasm
Risk factors
- eye trauma
- foreign body in the eye
- contact lens use
- working in the automotive industry
- lack of protective eyewear
- prior corneal abrasion
- deployment of airbag during motor vehicle collision
Diagnostic investigations
Treatment algorithm
Contributors
Authors

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora
CO
Disclosures
CM declares that he has no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Instructor in Clinical Medicine
Emergency Medicine Department
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia University Medical Center
New York
NY
Disclosures
CT declares that he has no competing interests.
Chair of Ophthalmology
Corneal and Cataract Surgery
University of Melbourne
Melbourne
Australia
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RV declares that he has no competing interests.
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