A chemistry student was brought to the emergency depament after accidental spilling of caustic soda in her eyes. Alkali injury causing global penetration can result in:
Symblepharon: This is a condition where adhesion of the lid to the globe takes place. Any cause which produces raw surfaces on two opposed areas of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva will lead to adhesion if the areas are allowed to remain in contact during the process of healing, and thus allows cicatrization and fibrosis. Examples: Burns from heat or chemical injury, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, ulcers, diphtheria, pemphigoid, operations etc. Ref: Parsons' Diseases of the Eye By Ramanjit Sihota & Radhika Tandon, 21st edition, Page 450.
Symblepharon
Optic neuritis
Retinal detachment
Cataract