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Treatment:
1. Assess visual acuity utilizing field expedient method of reading print/counting fingers/detect
hand motion/light perception.
2. Assess visual fields with Amsler Grid Chart and record (see attached Amsler Grid).
3. If significant eye pain, apply ophthalmic ointment and fox eye shield.
4. Give pain medication as required.
5. If laser injury suspected, notify higher command.
CAUTION: An ocular hit from an IR laser may show no symptoms other than a visual field de-
fect. Anyone who complains of ‘funny vision’, or ‘seeing spots’ in a laser environment should
be examined and screened with an Amsler Grid and Visual Acuity check. Any person with a
new defect on Amsler Grid testing should be evacuated at once.
Chapter 20. Eye Injuries n 239
