Eye Injury Symptoms and Its Self Care Tips for Treatment at Home

Eye Injury Symptoms and Its Self Care Tips for Treatment at Home

Eye Injury Symptoms

Below are some of the common injuries that hit the eyes along with its corresponding symptoms.

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  Exposed to Chemicals. Pain and burning sensations along with reddening of the eye. Eyelids can swell.
  
  


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  Bleeding or subconjunctival hemorrhage. Painless condition and often times vision is not affected, but the sclera or the white part of the eyes has a red spot of blood.
  
  


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  Abrasions of the Cornea. A sensation that something is stuck in the eye can be felt along with pain, tearing and light sensitivity.
  
  


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  Hyphema. Blurred vision and pain that can range from mild to severe can be experienced.
  
  
  


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  Iritis. Excessive tearing and sensitivity to light are main symptoms. Pain can also be felt along with a deep ache.
  
  


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  Orbital Blowout Fracture. Pain can be experienced when the eyes are moved. Other symptoms include double vision that generally disappears when one eye is covered, swelling eyelid that occurs after blowing the nose, and swelling and bruising around the affected eye.
  
  


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  Conjunctival Lacerations. Redness, pain, and a sensation that something is stuck in the affected eye.
  
  


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  Corneal and Scleral Lacerations. Pain and decreased vision are main symptoms.
  
  


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  Corneal, intraorbital, and intraocular foreign bodies.
  
  
  Blurred vision, tearing, light sensitivity, eye pain, decreased vision, double vision, and rust ring or stain can be observed when the foreign object is made of metal.
  
  


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  Injuries that are light-induced like ultraviolet keratitis and solar retinopathy will have symptoms of light sensitivity, pain, decreased in vision and redness.
  
  

Treatment for Eye Injury

There are several self-care tips that can be applied at home along with medications that can help manage the symptoms brought about by eye injuries.

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  Washing the eyes immediately with tap water or saline solution for twenty minutes or more can help with chemical exposure injuries. Great amounts of water are needed. It is good to expose the injured eye to running water.
  
  


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  Avoiding trauma such as rubbing can help subconjunctival hemorrhage which can heal itself in time.
  
  


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  Those that have corneal abrasions should seek medical help as soon as possible and avoid wearing contact lens.
  
  


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  For those that have hyphema, the head should be kept elevated while activities should be kept minimal. Aspirins should be avoided in managing the pain since it can heighten the risk of bleeding. A visit to the ophthalmologist will be promptly needed.
  
  


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  Wearing of sunglasses can help patients with iritis until such time treatment is administered.
  
  


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  Application of ice packs and preventing pressure in the eyes can help with other injuries.
  
  


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  Some of the common medications that are prescribed include specialized steroidal eye drops and pain medications along with eye patches and bed rests.
  
  


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  There are those that need hospitalization and surgery when symptoms persist.