Dalian Eye Hospital Eye Trauma Expert: How long does eye trauma treatment need?

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How long does eye trauma treatment need?

Eye injury refers to the injury of the eye caused by external mechanical force, which usually includes the injury of the eyeball, orbit and ocular appendages. The treatment time of eye trauma is affected by many factors, including the severity of the injury, the type of injury, and timely treatment. The treatment time is different for different eye injuries.

1. Eye surface injury

Ocular surface injury refers to the injury of the ocular surface, which usually includes abrasion, contusion and foreign body invasion. In the process of diagnosis and treatment, it is first necessary to detect the intraocular pressure to determine whether there is any foreign body in the eye, and then wash and clean the eye to reduce the risk of infection. Generally, minor ocular surface injuries can be treated by using eye drops or ointment, and the recovery time is relatively short, about one week. Serious ocular surface injury requires further treatment, such as corneal repair surgery or foreign body removal surgery, and the recovery time may take weeks to months.

2. Eyelid injury

Eyelid injury refers to the injury of the eyelid, which usually includes cutting injury, laceration, burn, etc. For mild eyelid injury, routine cleaning and anti infection treatment can usually repair the wound well, and the recovery time is one to two weeks. For severe eyelid injury, suture surgery is needed to repair, and the recovery time may be longer, which may take weeks to months. During the whole recovery period, the patient needs to avoid re injury to the eyes and pay attention to the regular reexamination and monitoring of the wound healing.

3. Eye injury

Eye injury refers to the injury of the eyeball, which usually includes corneal injury, scleral injury and lens injury. The treatment of eyeball injury mainly includes medication, surgery and rest therapy. Mild eye injuries can be treated by using antibiotic eye drops, eye ointment and light proof rest, with a short recovery time. For serious eye injuries, surgery may be required, such as eye suture, corneal transplantation or lens replacement, and the recovery time can be as long as months to years.

4. Orbital injury

Orbital injury refers to the injury of the orbit, which usually includes orbital fracture and orbital soft tissue injury. The treatment of orbital injury mainly includes surgery and rehabilitation training. For orbital fractures, surgical reduction and fixation are required, and the recovery time is long, which may take months to years. For orbital soft tissue injury, rehabilitation training is usually required to restore the eye function, and the recovery time is relatively short.

To sum up, the treatment time of eye injury is determined according to the severity and type of injury. Minor ocular trauma usually recovers quickly, within one to several weeks. Serious eye injuries require longer treatment and rehabilitation, even months or even years. During treatment, patients need to carry out nursing and rehabilitation training in strict accordance with the doctor's instructions to speed up wound healing and restore eye function.