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EYE INJURIES CAUSED BY TEAR‐GAS HAND WEAPONS
Author(s) -
OKSALA ARVO,
SALMINEN LOTTA
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1975.tb00410.x
Subject(s) - cornea , medicine , scars , conjunctiva , tears , ophthalmology , surgery , eye injuries , visual acuity , poison control , injury prevention , pathology , medical emergency
Six patients hospitalized by eye injuries caused by tear‐gas hand weapons are presented. Five of the lesions resulted from a short‐distance shot of aerosol irritant projectors. Severe swelling and bloodshot of the lids and conjunctiva occurred in all cases. Epithelial defects, swelling and blurring of the parenchym were observed in the cornea. The treatment of each case took weeks, even months. Such an injury can because of scars in the cornea permanently lower the visual acuity.