The effects of passive blinking on exposure keratopathy among patients in intensive care units

• Main Authors: Korosh Rezaei (Author), Nazanin Amini (Author), Reza Rezaei (Author), Fatemeh Rafiei (Author), Mehdi Harorani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are at risk of eye disorders such as Exposure keratopathy (EK) due to impaired blinking and incomplete eye closure. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of passive blinking exercise (PBE) on EK among patients in ICUs. Materials and Metho...