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Fracture of The Orbit Treatment
Treatment
Treatment depends on the severity and location of the lesion. In the case of an uncomplicated burst fracture does not affect the movement of the eye, your doctor may prescribe local ice, decongestant and an antibiotic to prevent infection. You may be asked to rest for a few days and avoid blowing your nose until your eye is healed.
If the fracture is more severe, your doctor will refer you to a doctor who performs plastic and reconstructive surgery and specializes in the treatment of eye injuries. You can see an ophthalmologist about double vision. This specialist will determine whether you need surgery to repair the broken bone. Read the rest of this entry »
Fracture of The Orbit Prevention
Duration
The duration of the injury depends on the location and severity of the fracture. In most cases, the inflammation and pigmentation disappear within seven to 10 days after the injury, but the broken bones take longer to heal. If surgery is needed to repair the injured area, your doctor may delay the proceedings for several weeks to allow it to shrink the area.
Prevention
Almost all eye injuries can be prevented. To reduce the risk of fractures of the orbit:
- when working, use adequate protection in their eyes, and studies have shown that for the face protective masks, goggles and other eye protection can reduce the risk of eye injuries related to work more than 90 % of cases Read the rest of this entry »
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 Read the rest of this entry »
Fracture of The Orbit Symptoms
Symptoms vary depending on the location and severity of the fracture and may include:
- black eye, swollen and blue and black pigmentation around the eye injury, possible redness and areas of – bleeding in the white of the eye and the inner lining of the eyelids.
- double vision, decreased vision and blurred vision
- difficulty looking up and down, right and left
- abnormal position of the eye (either bulging outward or inward collapse of the orbit)
- numbness in the forehead, eyelids, cheeks, upper lip, upper teeth on the same side of the injured eye, possibly related to a nerve injury caused by the fracture Read the rest of this entry »
Fracture of The Orbit (Eye)
The orbit is a cup-shaped bone that surrounds and protects the eye. The orbital rim is bone hard enough, while the base and the nasal side of the orbit are thin as paper in several places. A fracture is a broken orbital bone may be the rim, the floor or both sides of the bone.
Orbital rim fracture: are caused by a direct blow to the face, most commonly due to the impact of the dashboard or steering wheel in a car accident. Since it takes a lot of force to cause these fractures, they often come with very serious injuries in the facial bones and sometimes brain damage.
Even if the damage is limited to the eye area, there may be more injuries to the eye itself, such as injury to the optic nerve (responsible for vision), eye muscles, the nerves that produce the sensation in the forehead and cheek, the sinuses around the eye and tear duct. There are two types of fractures of the orbital rim. Read the rest of this entry »