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What can happen if you burn your eye?
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It hurts: Depends on the cause: thermal?, chemical?, uv light?, electrical? All of these can cause various degrees of mild to serious damage depending upon the intensity and duration of the exposure. Most burns , since reflexes are good to resist this, are short term and recovery is good, but some are deep seated and cause serious damage with vision loss a possibility.
Answered 10/25/2015
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