20 YOF WAS WELDING SOME IRON IN HER GARAGE. SHE STATES THAT SHE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, BUT SOMETHING FLUNG HIT HER IN THE EYE.  INITIALLY HAD NO MAJOR SYMPTOMS BUT TODAY SHE HAD LEFT EYE IRRITATION.  STATES HER VISUAL ACUITY SEEMS NORMAL. WENT TO AN URGENT CARE AND WAS REFERRED TO THE ED. DX FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT EYE STATUS POST REMOVAL BY OPHTHALMOLOGY
Date: 3/2/2025
Category: other / not elsewhere classified
Product: EYE PROTECTION DEVICES
Products involved: WELDING EQUIPMENT; EYE PROTECTION DEVICES
Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Body part: Eyeball
Location: Home