Abstract
Objective To study the characteristics and treatment of occupational corneal burns. Methods 85 eyes of 75 patients with corneal bums were analyzed retrospectively. The treatment included topical eye drops, single layer amnion covering or amniotic tamponade according to the scope and depth of corneal injury. All the patients were followed up for 6 months after treatment. Results Corneal healing and visual recovery after injury had close relationship with corneal bums depth： the cornea and vision recovered well when burns involved superficial cornea only; Corneal healing and vision recovery were bad when burns involved deep cornea. In which corneal melt occurred and enucleation of eyeball were perfermed in some cases even after active operation had done. Conclusion Occupational corneal burns in factory is severe and the efficacy of treatment is poor; Prevention is important and it is necessary to supervise and manage all production links. Key words: Bums, corneal ; Melting , corneal; Covering , amnion
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