NHS animated video on eye health
DOCTORS had to pull a motorcycle brake handle from a teenager's eye after it got stuck during a horror road accident.Firefighters were said to have cut the brake handle from the bike at the scene of the crash so that paramedics could get to him.
Upon arrival at the Universiti Malaya Eye Research Centre in Kuala Lumpur, the man's eye was red and swollen.After an examination, doctors discovered his retina, the layer of tissue at the back of the eye that helps us see, was damaged and cloudy. CT scans revealed the handle had pierced the lower eye socket and damaged part of the bone around his nose.
The 17cm handle had luckily missed his pupil and nerves, which meant he narrowly escaped long-term eye damage.Protect brain's 'weak spots' to fight dementia - 12 steps to prevent disease Doctors diagnosed him with oculocardiac reflex , which is when pressure on the eye muscles triggers a drop in heart rate.After surgery, his pulse rate immediately returned to a normal range of 72–80 beats per minute.At a six-month follow-up appointment, doctors found the teen still had 20/20 vision, and his right eye appeared sunken by around 5mmimpaled by a polesuffering tummy pain
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