Fracture of The Orbit Diagnosis
If you are aware and can answer questions after the injury, your doctor will review your symptoms and ask how the injury occurred. Palpate and examine your eye and press lightly against his cheek and to verify if these areas are injured. Your doctor will look for signs of:
- if you can look up, down and sideways, if your doctor suspects that one of the muscles of the eye was caught where the fracture occurred, it can catch the eye muscle tendon
- changes in vision, especially double vision
- areas of numbness on his forehead, eyelids, cheeks, upper lip and upper teeth
- internal injury, your doctor will look inside the eye with an instrument called an ophthalmoscope for signs of internal damage if the test suggests you have a fracture of the orbit, the doctor confirmed the diagnosis with x-rays or computed tomography (CT) the area around the eye.
- If the person is unconscious and has severe facial injuries, doctors can confirm the diagnosis of fracture of the orbit with x-rays and a CT scan of the bones of the orbit of the eye. This is done after injuries threatening life have been addressed and the person’s condition stabilized.