Ocular Trauma Specialist

What is ocular trauma?

Ocular trauma — an eye injury — can affect the health of your eyes and vision. About 2.4 million eye injuries occur each year in the United States.

You can experience ocular trauma that results from a:

• Sports injury
• Blow to your eye
• Work-related injury
• Burn from heat or chemicals
• Object stuck in your eye

To protect your eyes from trauma, wear protective glasses when you work or play sports. If you get chemicals in your eye, flush it out with water right away.

What are the symptoms of ocular trauma?

If you have an eye injury, you could experience:

• Difficulty seeing
• Eye pain
• Blood in your eye
• An object stuck in your eye
• Changes in the size of your pupils
• One eye sticking out or not moving well
• A cut in your eyelid

Seek medical attention right away after an eye trauma. Avoid touching or rubbing your eye and don’t try to remove an object stuck in your eye. Apply ice to bring down the swelling. In the case of a severe medical emergency, head to the nearest emergency room.

The Retina Consultants Ltd. team can help you recover from ocular trauma and save or restore your vision.

How is ocular trauma diagnosed?

To diagnose the type and severity of your eye trauma, your retina specialist reviews your symptoms and accident history and examines your eye. They might do vision tests, a dilated eye exam, or imaging procedures to determine the most appropriate treatment.

What is the treatment for ocular trauma?

Your personalized ocular trauma treatment is based on the type of trauma you experience. Your eye doctor can:

• Remove objects from your eye
• Prescribe medications or eye drops
• Inject eye medications
• Repair eye trauma with laser or surgical procedures
• Stitch up soft-tissue injuries
• Provide protective eyewear

At-home treatments like keeping the affected area clean, icing it, and protecting it from re-injury, can enhance healing after eye trauma. See your ophthalmologist regularly so they can monitor your progress.

Don’t let ocular trauma cause permanent vision and eye damage. Schedule an appointment with Retina Consultants Ltd. over the phone or online at the first sign of an eye injury.