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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
# Irrigate!!! until pH 7.0
#Topical anesthesia (e.g. tetracaine)
# Irrigate!!!  
##until pH 7.0 (check with pH strip)
##alkaline exposure requires minimum of 4L over 40min
# Check IOP
# Check IOP
# Cycloplegic like atropine
# Consider cycloplegic (e.g. atropine)


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Revisión del 21:33 14 jul 2011

Background

Chemical burn to eye

Treatment

  1. Topical anesthesia (e.g. tetracaine)
  2. Irrigate!!!
    1. until pH 7.0 (check with pH strip)
    2. alkaline exposure requires minimum of 4L over 40min
  3. Check IOP
  4. Consider cycloplegic (e.g. atropine)