Remote diagnostics of an implanted foreign body in the cornea of the eye on board a merchant sea vessel.

A case from the practice of remote support of maritime merchant shipping, demonstrating the features of organizing medical care for shipboard personnel during voyages and the possibility of using a regular smartphone camera for targeted diagnostics of an implanted foreign body in the cornea. The algorithm of actions of a medical worker in the event of the impossibility of timely evacuation of the victim to the hospital, forced treatment on board, delayed provision of qualified assistance, which ended in a favorable outcome, is considered.