• DocumentCode
    1031543
  • Title

    Retrospectroscope: exploding glass eyes

  • Author

    Geddes, L.A.

  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    85
  • Lastpage
    86
  • Abstract
    Injury to the eye often necessitates removal of the eye (enucleation). The development of the glass eye is discussed and the fact that hollow-glass eyes "exploded" spontaneously. Two explanations for glass-eye "explosions" were popular: (1) the glass became eroded by tissue fluids in the socket and (2) excess pressure produced the "explosion." The accounts presented provide the evidence.
  • Keywords
    accidents; artificial organs; explosions; eye; history; optical glass; accident; excess pressure; exploding glass eyes; eye injury; glass-eye breakage; implosion; Accidents; Eyes; Glass; Head; Injuries; Orbits; Pain; Plastics; Sockets; Solids;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0739-5175
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEMB.2004.1310987
  • Filename
    1310987
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1031543