Ocular Injury Flashcards

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Perforating Injury

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An injury in which an object enters the eye and passes all the way through.
Perforating trauma is associated with an entrance wound and an often larger exit wound.

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Penetrating Injury

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Penetrating injuries implies that the object did not pass through; hence why there is no exit wound.

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