abrasion

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Of the 59 injuries Zagelbaum chronicled, 30 were abrasions or lacerations to the eyelid, 17 contusions to the eyelid or periorbital region, seven were corneal abrasions, three were orbital fractures and two were unspecified.

From Los Angeles Times

Police and prosecutors allege that 27-year-old Xavier Israel, whom the report describes as unhoused, hurled the rock at the back of his victim’s head, “causing an abrasion.”

From Los Angeles Times

The photojournalist was pepper-sprayed and suffered a corneal abrasion in her eye.

From Los Angeles Times

He is now being treated for abrasions and hypothermia in hospital, officials said.

From BBC

Typically, corneal abrasion patients spend seven to 10 days wearing a clear, oxygen-permeable bandage contact lens, often instilled with eyedrops containing antibiotics.

From Science Daily