Mouhamed El-Khayat

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  18 Is eye padding for corneal abrasions beneficial?
  By Tendai Gwenhure · Moorfields Eye Hospital
  Mouhamed El-Khayat

  Padding is not by itself at all beneficial, the theraputic part is the immobilization of the upper lid to prevent blinking from expanding the abraded ... [more]

  Padding is not by itself at all beneficial, the theraputic part is the immobilization of the upper lid to prevent blinking from expanding the abraded area and to give the epithellum a chance to glide and grow to cover it, also prolonging the effect of the antibacterial topical medications that protect against secondary [nfection by minimizing the washing effect of blinking, and eleminate the pain from lid rubbing against exposed corneal nerve endings
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