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Eye trauma

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Eye trauma is a condition in which there is a physical or chemical injury to the eye. The injury may range from minor to very severe with loss of vision.

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

Is a type of:

Facial injuries and disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Very common

Body locations

Eye

Symptoms

Headache
Eye pain
Double vision
Small (constricted) pupils
Blurred vision
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Eye trauma
Artificial tears
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Topical steroid
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Procedures

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Surgery

Foreign body removal

Other treatments

Irrigation
Hospitalization
Supportive care

Vaccinations

Tetanus shot

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What are the tests for eye trauma?

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What sort of disorder is eye trauma?

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A 38-year old asked:

What are the symptoms of eye trauma?

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A 33-year old asked:

Recurring symptoms from eye trauma last week - please help me!?

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A 43-year old asked:

Excessive tearing after eye trauma from piece of rock or dirt in it?

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A 47-year old asked:

Is it possible for people to regain their vision after having bad eye trauma?

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A 33-year old female asked:

I have bleeding in my eye but have not experienced eye trauma. What could the problem be?

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A 41-year old asked:

What is the treatment for eye trauma?

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A 29-year old asked:

What can I do about eye trauma resulting in floater?

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A 30-year old asked:

Why am i feeling depressed after severe eye trauma?

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A 47-year old asked:

Do you get more eye floaters from serious eye trauma?

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A 32-year old asked:

What can I do to combat depression after having severe eye trauma?

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A 33-year old asked:

What is the best treatment for eye trauma resulting in floater?

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A 45-year old asked:

What should be applied on postop eye trauma (nosejob), warm or cold compress?

4 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in

A 45-year old asked:

Could you develop ptosis if you received a cut around your eye, or other eye trauma?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 23-year old male asked:

I have a subconjunctival hemorrage 3 weeks ago after eye trauma..the spot of blood disappear slowly..its normal to take more than 3 weeks to resolve?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 47-year old asked:

Eye trauma from plastic surgery - I have blood in my eye?

3 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in

A 42-year old asked:

Eye trauma + contacts. Do I remove them or let ER doctor?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 37-year old asked:

Eye floaters from serious eye trauma like a fist in the eye?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 20-year old male asked:

My right eye got a blunt eye trauma last October. In this March's follow up visit my doctor checked my angles and told be there was no angle recession. If there is no angle recession at this time, will it happen later?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old asked:

What should be applied on a post op eye trauma, warm or cold compress, visine?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

6 day black eye. Saw er doc 3-4day. I have a small headache on same side of eye trauma. And small eye discomfort. Is this normal. Headache on one side?

2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

A 24-year old female asked about a 22-year old male:

My spouse eye suddenly red w/pain, photophobia and pressure behind it His top lid is sensitive.no eye trauma no swelling gotten worse past 24hrs. ER?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 26-year old male asked:

If a person gets blunt eye trauma but rather visits opthalmologist after 15 days of injury.Whats the outlook if they have traumatic uveitis/iritis/hyphema.Can you still recover without permanent damage to optic nerve if treatment starts at this stage?

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A 35-year old female asked:

Blunt eye trauma 8 years ago,Optic neuritis 6 yrs ago,brain mri clear,vision never fully returned,vision deteriorated since,doc wants new brain mri?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

Black eye for 5 day. Saw a ER doc on 4day. No fracture. I have a headache on side of eye trauma and discomfort in my eye. Is this normal to eye trauma?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 54-year old male asked:

Cause of black eye without trauma ?

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 37-year old asked:

Is it possible to save an eye from trauma if the optic nerve is intact?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 53-year old female asked:

All of a sudden I have a black eye no trauma but have had a bad head ache off and on all day?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old female asked:

I keep getting what looks like a black eye around my left eye no trauma no pain Its on my left eyelid and below eye also occasionally under right eye ?

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