Flash Burn of the Eye: Pathophysiology, Symptoms, and Clinical Management
1. Introduction to Flash Burns of the Eye A flash burn of the eye, medically classified as photokeratitis or ultraviolet keratitis, is an acute, severely painful condition resulting from the unprotected exposure of the ocular surface to intense ultraviolet radiation. Conceptually, it is identical to a severe sunburn, but it occurs on the highly sensitive, … Read more