SOME EYE INJURIES AND THEIR LESSONS.

The Halifax disaster (1917): eye injuries and their care.

Explosions, man-made and accidental, continue to require improved emergency medical responses. In the 1917 Halifax Explosion, an inordinate number of penetrating eye injuries occurred. A review of their treatment provides insight into a traumatic event with unique ophthalmological importance. Archived personal and government documents relating to the Halifax Explosion were reviewed at the Publi...

Injuries to the Eye in Their Medico-Legal Aspect

requirements of ophthalmic surgeons who maj^ be called upon to state in evidence the cause, nature and consequences of injuries to the eye received by workers in factories, quarries and other industrial occupations. The varieties of such injuries are carefully and concisely described in the first two portions of the book and are treated especially from a prognostic standpoint. Numerous cases il...

Common eye drops and their implications for pH measurements in the management of chemical eye injuries.

Eye Injuries and Eye Protection in Sports.

The International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) calls attention to the fact that, while injuries in sports can be relatively frequent, they are almost completely preventable. Loss of sight, even in one eye, involves changes in lifestyle for the individual and serious financial and social consequences both for the individual and for society as a whole. It is imperative that sport eye inju...

Histories of some eye conditions and their general medical background.

IN examining material which has accumulated over the years, I have decided, for the purposes of this communication, to place the emphasis on the individual case and its follow-up. I have already published some of these cases, but make no apology as they are viewed here from a somewhat different angle. I am indebted in regard to the general medical findings and diagnoses to a number of colleague...