Rapid Recovery Predicted for Teri Hatcher
Good news from Hollywood. Teri Hatcher, star of ABCs 'Desperate Housewives' suffered an accidental eye injury when a light bulb exploded on-set. A glass fragment struck her eye and may have become embedded in her clear cornea. She has been successfully treated and will soon be able to resume work.
The eye has remarkable protective properties. The blink reflex is faster than a deploying airbag (faster than 50 milliseconds). Teri's blink reflex likely protected her from multiple injuries to both eyes. The clear cornea is also a remarkably durable tissue. It's made of pure collagen and its outer layers are most dense - trapping fragments at more superficial layers.
After applying an anesthetic eyedrop the eye surgeon can gently retrieve the piece of debris with a fine-tipped forceps (you call 'em tweezers!)
Corneal healing is not like skin. Since the transparent cornea has no blood vessels the corneal tissue will heal without bleeding, scarring or serious inflammation. In a matter of days the injury site will likely become invisible.
TV fans around the world are relieved that Teri Hatcher is safely recovering from this accident and excited that she will soon be back on Wisteria Lane flashing those voluptuous peepers!
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The eye has remarkable protective properties. The blink reflex is faster than a deploying airbag (faster than 50 milliseconds). Teri's blink reflex likely protected her from multiple injuries to both eyes. The clear cornea is also a remarkably durable tissue. It's made of pure collagen and its outer layers are most dense - trapping fragments at more superficial layers.
After applying an anesthetic eyedrop the eye surgeon can gently retrieve the piece of debris with a fine-tipped forceps (you call 'em tweezers!)
Corneal healing is not like skin. Since the transparent cornea has no blood vessels the corneal tissue will heal without bleeding, scarring or serious inflammation. In a matter of days the injury site will likely become invisible.
TV fans around the world are relieved that Teri Hatcher is safely recovering from this accident and excited that she will soon be back on Wisteria Lane flashing those voluptuous peepers!
Related Topics: Eye Injuries Twice as Common in Men, First Aid for Eye Injuries
Technorati Tags: teri hatcher, eye injuries
7 Comments:
Interesting article and nice to know how good the eye is at repairing itself. I learned something today.
I was told that my eye injury(cigarette burn) would heal by 3 Doctors. Well, I now have what is called a ptyrigium and am scarred. For months I was happy that my red eye would go away and now I am terribly saddened that I may never have the "white" of my eye back. If this is indeed a pseudo-ptyrigium, will I ever have the white of my eye back?
Hi lazermaker, I had lasik eye surgery about 5 years ago and prior to the procedure was informed that I had dry tear ducts and would have dry eye syndrome. Today i enjoy 20-20 vision but the dry eye syndrome recently worsen and I have developed ptyrigium. I was told it was from too much sun exposure. it's just a small area close to my iris and it looks like an eye infection to me. my Opthamologist put me on restasis to see if that will help. However If the pytrigium gets any bigger she says I can have it surgically removed. I definitely understand how you feel. I miss the white of my yes too.
My boyfriend had Lasik today and he is in a lot of pain. I talked to the doctor and told he told me IBproohen and sleep. Is there anything else I can do to make him more comfortable or lesson the "sand in the eye" feeling he is having?
Hi, I would like to know where I can get help. I don't know exactly who to see or what to do. I don't know if anxiety and a little drugs contributes to me having eyes that blink more than normal..I told my doctor it was anxiety and well it does seem like it and it sort of works..I have been taking lorazepam pills and i just feel tired and stuff. should i see a eye doctor or what exactly should I do? If your a doctor or someone that knows something. email me at richardbhenson@yahoo.com thanks for your concern.
I would like to know how to treat a similair problem to lazermakers. My mother about an hour ago had put out a cigarette but the cherry she said flew into her eye. I looked into her eye and I could see a black spot right on the outside ring of the iris. She says that everything is milky throught her eye and that it burns, please help me find out what to do.
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