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A member asked:
My friends lacrimal caruncle was hit by an envelope as she was picking up her keys. no part of actual eye ball was hit. she has complaints of tightness in inner eye corner. what could cause this and what's the worst that can happen from the injury?
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Soft tissue injury: Hard to say, you really need an ophthalmologist to examine the area under a magnified lens to see what kind of injury has occurred and how to alleviate the symptoms the best way
Answered 9/4/2019
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