Table 4.
Gross pathology after a 30 psi blast wave
| Type of injury | 0 day | 3 days | 7 days | 14 days | 28 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (16) a | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | |
| Corneal abrasion | 3 (19)b | 1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | 0 | 8 (50) | 9 (64) | 10 (91) | 8 (73) |
| CNV | 0 | 0 | 4 (29) | 6 (54) | 5 (45) |
| Corneal scarring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (9) | 0 |
| Hyphema | 1 (6) | 4 (25) | 2 (14) | 2 (18) | 0 |
| Corneal growth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (27) | 5 (45) |
| Torn iris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Traumatic cataract | 0 | 6 (38) | 6 (43) | 6 (55) | 7 (64) |
aTotal number of eyes examined. bNumber of eyes with pathology (percentage). CE, corneal edema; CNV, corneal neovascularization.