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Rapid Recovery Predicted for Teri Hatcher
Good news from Hollywood. Teri Hatcher, star of ABCs 'Desperate Housewives' suffered an accidental eye injury when a light bulb exploded on-set. A glass fragment struck her eye and may have become embedded in her clear cornea. She has been successfully treated and will soon be able to resume work.
The eye has remarkable protective properties. The blink reflex is faster than a deploying airbag (faster than 50 milliseconds). Teri's blink reflex likely protected her from multiple injuries to both eyes. The clear cornea is also a remarkably durable tissue. It's made of pure collagen and its outer layers are most dense - trapping fragments at more superficial layers.
After applying an anesthetic eyedrop the eye surgeon can gently retrieve the piece of debris with a fine-tipped forceps (you call 'em tweezers!)
Corneal healing is not like skin. Since the transparent cornea has no blood vessels the corneal tissue will heal without bleeding, scarring or serious inflammation. In a matter of days the injury site will likely become invisible.
TV fans around the world are relieved that Teri Hatcher is safely recovering from this accident and excited that she will soon be back on Wisteria Lane flashing those voluptuous peepers!
Related Topics: Eye Injuries Twice as Common in Men, First Aid for Eye Injuries
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The eye has remarkable protective properties. The blink reflex is faster than a deploying airbag (faster than 50 milliseconds). Teri's blink reflex likely protected her from multiple injuries to both eyes. The clear cornea is also a remarkably durable tissue. It's made of pure collagen and its outer layers are most dense - trapping fragments at more superficial layers.
After applying an anesthetic eyedrop the eye surgeon can gently retrieve the piece of debris with a fine-tipped forceps (you call 'em tweezers!)
Corneal healing is not like skin. Since the transparent cornea has no blood vessels the corneal tissue will heal without bleeding, scarring or serious inflammation. In a matter of days the injury site will likely become invisible.
TV fans around the world are relieved that Teri Hatcher is safely recovering from this accident and excited that she will soon be back on Wisteria Lane flashing those voluptuous peepers!
Related Topics: Eye Injuries Twice as Common in Men, First Aid for Eye Injuries
Technorati Tags: teri hatcher, eye injuries
