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Medical Forum / General / Vision / May 2007onset of cataracts
Suppose one was working at an industrial site, wasn't wearing proper eyewear, and was accidentally exposed to high-powered, artificial blue/ UV light. He wasn't staring at the light but the light wasn't less than 12 inches away from his eyes, and the exposure was for 5 seconds. Hours later,he feels some strain on his right eye ( surprisingly not his left eye ). He also has headaches. The symptoms of headaches and strain went away after 2 days. He also has to blink a few times more to get clear vision for his right eye. ( like when you wake up in the morning and you have intially have foggy vision until you blink many times ) This symptom is still ongoing for 3 days after the exposure. Is it possible for the brief exposure to cause cataracts? Are any of these symptoms of cataracts? Will it be likely that his sights ( if caused by the UV ) will be normal and not suffer from permanent damage? Does he require any treatment? Just wanted to have some feedback. Thanks. >Suppose one was working at an industrial site, wasn't wearing proper >eyewear, and was accidentally exposed to high-powered, artificial blue/ [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Just wanted to have some feedback. Thanks. Call the eye doctor. Contact the manufacturer of the device. Robert Martellaro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Optician/Owner Roberts Optical Wauwatosa Wi. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself." - Richard Feynman For a high powered UV blast like that to cause a cataract that quickly would be highly improbable. Not impossible, but not likeley. and if the blinking helps clear it, it cannot possibly be a cataract, as they are inside the eye, not on the surface. More likely a corneal burn which should clear in a few days. w.stacy, o.d. >Suppose one was working at an industrial site, wasn't wearing proper >eyewear, and was accidentally exposed to high-powered, artificial blue/ [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > > For a high powered UV blast like that to cause a cataract that quickly > would be highly improbable. Not impossible, but not likeley. and if [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > w.stacy, o.d. Are there any required treatment during the healing period for the corneal burn? And would this single exposure make it likely for cataracts or some other vision disabilities in the future? >>For a high powered UV blast like that to cause a cataract that quickly >>would be highly improbable. Not impossible, but not likeley. and if [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Are there any required treatment during the healing period for the > corneal burn? Not unless you were in a lot of pain. > And would this single exposure make it likely for cataracts or some > other vision disabilities in the future? Possible, but not likely, and certainly not quantifiable. go to the doctor ! sheesh! >Suppose one was working at an industrial site, wasn't wearing proper >eyewear, and was accidentally exposed to high-powered, artificial blue/ [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Just wanted to have some feedback. Thanks. |
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