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Table 3 Gross pathology after a 26 psi blast wave

From: Exacerbation of blast-induced ocular trauma by an immune response

Type of injury

0 day

3 days

7 days

14 days

28 days

(24) a

23

14

9

7

Corneal abrasion

4 (17)b

1 (4)

0

0

0

CE

0

16 (70)

5 (36)

5 (56)

6 (86)

CNV

1 (4)

4 (17)

2 (14)

4 (44)

2 (29)

Corneal scarring

0

2 (9)

1 (7)

4 (44)

5 (71)

Hyphema

0

6 (26)

1 (7)

0

0

Corneal growth

0

0

0

1 (11)

1 (14)

Torn iris

0

0

0

1 (11)

2 (29)

Traumatic cataract

0

8 (35)

1 (7)

1 (11)

1 (14)

  1. aTotal number of eyes examined. bNumber of eyes with pathology (percentage). CE, corneal edema; CNV, corneal neovascularization.