This practical learning module describes how to care for the eyes of patients in critical care settings to enable early detection and routine management of ophthalmic problems, thereby avoiding visual compromise on patient discharge. Maintain ocular surface to corneal abrasion, infection and ulceration, perforations and blindness is discussed.
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