Corneal Abrasion

Corneal abrasions are usually thought to be caused by an infant inadvertently scratching his or her own cornea.

Causes

• Corneal abrasion may be occur due to injury such as including fingers, fingernails, paper, mascara brushes, tree branches, self-inflicted rubbing, pepper-spray exposure.
• Corneal injury may also occur when something gets into your eye, Because this material may scratch the cornea.
• It may also occur in almost all sports and most frequently occur in young people who participate in various sports such as includes Soccer( soccer balls cause most soccer-related eye injuries, such as hyphema, vitreous hemorrhage, retinal tear, chorioretinal rupture, angle recession), Basketball( it include basketball-related eye injuries are corneal abrasions, it may cause by an opponent's fingers or elbows striking the player's eye.)
• Hot cigarette ash flying into the eye may cause a corneal abrasion.
• You rub your eyes excessively when they are irritated, then it may cause corneal abrasion.

Symptoms

• Irritability
• Crying
• Eye pain

Signs

• Inconsolable crying
• Eye redness
• Excessive tearing (tearing begins after age 4 weeks)

Treatment

• For the treatment of corneal abrasion, You should rinse your eye by tilting your head back and also pouring water into your opened eye.
• Other treatment such as antibiotic eyedrops or ointment may also beneficial for the corneal abrasion. Some ophthalmologists may use steroid eyedrops to reduce inflammation and to avoid potential scarring.
• Corneal abrasions heal quickly and do not cause any permanent damage to the eye. Because the treatment of corneal abrasions includes that If foreign body is seen in the eye, then it may be removed with a small cotton applicator, or by washing the eye out with a saline solution.