The Eyes Have It!

This program depicts treatment of a crewmember who's eyes have been contaminated with a caustic substance. The videotape demonstrates irrigation of the crewman's eyes, administering anesthetic eye drops, testing the crewman's vision, performing a fluorescein dye test to check for corneal abrasions or ulcerations, applying antibiotic ointment to the eyes and patching an injured eye. DVD-Video. 8:46

This short program is a component of Maritime Medical Emergencies.