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File: 110596_mar96_decls32_0007.txt
Subject: LASER INJURIES
Unit: XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization: ARCENT
Box ID: BX000026
Folder Title: DUTY LOG G3 CORPS POLICY LETTERS DEC 90
Document Number: 5
Folder SEQ #: 41
TABLE 2
SYMF'TOMS. SIGNS, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF LASER-INDUCED INJURIES
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SKIN AND ANTERIOR EYE INJURIES
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SYMPTOMS SIGNS DIAGNOSIS 'TX/MGT
DECREASED VA. FIAZY CORNEA rllD-rIOD CORI\iEA/SKIII ++
EYE PA.I@l/TENDER CONJUNCTIVAL INFI-AM BURN (IR LASER)
RED/WAIRM FACEI INFLAII. FACE/SKIN INTERMEDIATE DOSE
SKIN ERY FI-4EMo
SEVERE LOSS OF VA CORNEAL- ULCERATION SEVERE CORNIEA/S@"'IN ++
SE-k@EPkE EYE PAIN OR LOSS OF TISSUE BURN (IR LASER
BURNING SENSATION F'ERFORA-RION OF GLOBE HIGH DOSE
OF FACE/S@@IN GLOBE. SKIN BURN
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RETINAL INJURIES
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TrMP,@[..OSS OF VA EXT-. NORMAL GLARE/DAZZLE/FLAc@H NONE
BRIGHT LIGHT IN-r.. NORMAL BLINDNESS RTD
EXPERIENCE. (LOW DOSE LASER)
NO PAIN
NO,FSLIGHT VA LOSS EXT: NORMAL SMALL NON-FOVEAL NONE
DARK SPOT IN FIELD IN1,: NON-FOVEAL- RETINAL BURN W/ P%TD
OF VISION NO/MINIMAL IF
HEMORRHAGE (VIS/ ABLE
NEAR-IR LASER,
LOW/MOD DOSE)
VISION IMPAIRED EXT: NORMAL PERI-FOVEAL RETINAL- EVAC
LARGE DARK SPOT INT: FOVEAL-/ BURN AND/OR HEMORR- EVAL
Al'/NEAR CENTER OF RETINAL LESION HAGE (VIS/NEAR-IR
LASER, MEDIUM DOSE)
SEVERE VISUAL EXT, NORMAL FOVEAL RETINAL BURN EVAC
LARGE DARK SPOT TN-F: FOVEAL/ WITH VITREOUS/SUB- *EVAL
DARK SPOT AT/NEAR LESION, MAY BE RETINAL HEMORRHAGE
COV. LARGE FLOATING OBSCURED BY (VIS/NEAR-IR LASER,
OBJECTS IN EYE. VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE HIGH DOSE)
MAY SEE BLOOD.
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EVAL: NEEDS EVALUATION BY PA/PHYSICIAN/OPTOMETRIST/ OPHI-HACIOLOGIST
-i-+ - TREATMENT/I@IANAGEMEN-F: IF EYE PERFORATION IS NOT SUSPECTED, APPLY
TOPICAL ANTIBIOTICS (OINT). PATCH INJURED EYE ONLY. SYSTEMIC
ANTIBIOTIC/PAIN MEDS NEEDS PA/PHYSICIAN/ OPTOMETRIST
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