Corneal Abrasion (“Scratched Eye”) | Causes, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

A corneal abrasion is a disruption (abrasion, scrape, or scratch) of the cornea, the transparent front layer of the eye. This can occur by a variety of causes, including getting debris in the eye, rubbing of the eye, and contact lens use. When the cornea has become damaged, there are several signs and symptoms that can occur, including eye redness, eye tearing, photophobia and blurry vision. In this lesson, we will discuss in more detail the signs and symptoms of a corneal abrasion, complications from a corneal abrasion and how it’s diagnosed and treated by clinicians.

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Corneal abrasions can interrupt your vision and make your eye
more susceptible to infection, they can also be quite painful. It’s
important you get a scratched eye checked by your optometrist, or
even your local eye casualty department, if you are in significant
pain.

In this video we will cover: (time stamped)
0:00 Introduction
0:10 What is a scratched eye?
0:45 What are the symptoms?
1:20 What causes a scratched eye?
2:05 Scratched eye healing time/ treatment
2:36 Can you wear contact lenses with a scratched eye
3:13 Should I use eye drop to treat scratched eye

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Corneal eye abrasions can be very painful. Fort Lauderdale ophthalmologist Dr Alan Mendelsohn discusses how the eye recovers and heals from one.
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