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The protective effect of the eyelid on ocular injuries in blunt trauma

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Abstract

The instinctive blink reflex makes the eyelid close when a foreign body is approaching the eye. This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of eyelid on ocular injuries in blunt trauma. A finite element model of the eyelid model was created and was incorporated into a validated eye model. The process of a projectile impacting on a naked eye and an eyelid-covered eye were reproduced in dynamic simulation. Dynamic responses on the cornea and retina were performed to evaluate the risk of damage to the tissues. The simulation indicated that the eyelid significantly protected the cornea against damage from blunt impact, especially for a small-size projectile. This is because the eyelid distributes the local stress concentration to the whole ocular surface. However, the eyelid failed to provide the retina with an effective protection against damage in blunt trauma. This is because the retinal damage is a typical contre-coup injury, which is the result of shockwave propagation in the eyeball. In conclusion, the eyelid has different protective effects on ocular injuries caused by different injury mechanisms for eye closure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 2015
EditorsDavid A. Jaffray
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages338-341
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9783319193878
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
EventWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 2015 - Toronto, Canada
Duration: 7 Jun 201512 Jun 2015

Publication series

NameIFMBE Proceedings
Volume51
ISSN (Print)1680-0737

Conference

ConferenceWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 2015
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period7/06/1512/06/15

Keywords

  • Blunt Ocular trauma
  • Eyelid
  • Finite element analysis
  • Protection

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