Title :
Retrospectroscope: exploding glass eyes
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;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEMB.2004.1310987
