What damage can a blow to the eye cause?
A blow to the eye can break (fracture) the bones of the eye socket (eye orbit), sinuses, or nose. The fractured bones may puncture the eye, causing bleeding and damage to the eye. A blow to the eye may damage muscles, blood vessels, or nerves. Head, eye, or facial surgery may be needed to repair damage.
When can you blow your nose after orbital fracture?
Patients should be instructed to avoid nose blowing, coughing or the Valsalva maneuver for at least two weeks after the injury. There are many studies detailing the use of antibiotics in maxillofacial fractures, but very few on the use of antibiotics in isolated orbit fractures.
What happens when you get a blow to the eye?
Black eye: A blow to the eye or the tissue around it causes a black eye. The area around the eye is bruised, swollen and painful. The eyelid may also be cut. The swelling can interfere with vision.
Can a blow to the eye cause an orbital injury?
A softball to the eye, a tumble to the floor, a gunshot wound while hunting, or a wayward fist at a local watering hole all might send a patient to the trauma center with an orbital or ocular injury. In patients with facial fractures, 20 to 25 percent include orbital involvement at some level.
What happens when you hit your eye with an object?
Orbital fractures usually happen when an object or fist hits the eye. In an orbital blowout fracture, bones inside the eye socket shatter. The muscles that support the eyes can stretch, tear or become trapped.
Black eye: A blow to the eye or the tissue around it causes a black eye. The area around the eye is bruised, swollen and painful. The eyelid may also be cut. The swelling can interfere with vision.
A softball to the eye, a tumble to the floor, a gunshot wound while hunting, or a wayward fist at a local watering hole all might send a patient to the trauma center with an orbital or ocular injury. In patients with facial fractures, 20 to 25 percent include orbital involvement at some level.
Orbital fractures usually happen when an object or fist hits the eye. In an orbital blowout fracture, bones inside the eye socket shatter. The muscles that support the eyes can stretch, tear or become trapped.