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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Conjunctiva has less innervation than cornea so | *Conjunctiva has less innervation than cornea so patients are far less symptomatic | ||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*Foreign body sensation | |||
*Mild pain | |||
*Photophobia (rare) | |||
*Subconjunctival hemorrhage (rare) | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
*Slit-lamp exam w/ fluorescein | |||
**Seidel test to role-out globe perforation | |||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
*Remove conjunctival foreign bodies | |||
*Erythromycin ointment 0.5% QID x2-3d | |||
*Suture of lacerations is almost never required | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Corneal Abrasion and Foreign Body]] | *[[Corneal Abrasion and Foreign Body]] | ||
== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Ophtho]] | [[Category:Ophtho]] | ||
Revision as of 13:04, 24 May 2015
Background
- Conjunctiva has less innervation than cornea so patients are far less symptomatic
Clinical Features
- Foreign body sensation
- Mild pain
- Photophobia (rare)
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage (rare)
Differential Diagnosis
Diagnosis
- Slit-lamp exam w/ fluorescein
- Seidel test to role-out globe perforation
Treatment
- Remove conjunctival foreign bodies
- Erythromycin ointment 0.5% QID x2-3d
- Suture of lacerations is almost never required