Eye injury - cannot be underestimated

Injuries in ophthalmology can be caused by accidents, sports, surgery, environmental pollution, chemicals or ultraviolet rays and ionizing radiation . Severe injuries can cause blindness, however Even the trauma of the mi can't be underestimated. Unfortunately, very few people use goggles or care for eye protection when operating .

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Using laser measuring glasses and treating refractive errors for children at Central Eye Hospital (Photo: TTO)

One of the alarming problems is that many children suffer from these types of eye injuries. Injury (in ophthalmology) not only seriously affects the physical and mental health of patients but also involves costly treatment. Currently, 5% of blindness in the world is caused by injury. In our country, eye injury is the second leading cause of blindness at a rate of 12.4%, after cataract.

Up to now, there have been no official statistics on the number of cases of eye injuries in general and children with eye injuries in particular. According to HCMC Eye Hospital, the age of the eye injury that the hospital receives the most is from 7 to 12. Many injuries have been reshaped but the ability to recover eyesight is low because of the reset can cause cataracts, high risk of blindness.

The common pathology is tearing the cornea leading to opaque or broken glass, broken eyeball, torn eyelashes and tears . It is worth noting that the situation of multiple injuries, including left injury explosion, sharp objects ., many cases are treated urgently but also cannot avoid blindness. Also according to statistics of Ho Chi Minh City Eye Hospital, summer is the time when the number of children hospitalized due to high eye injury. Hanoi Eye Hospital also received many similar cases.

According to a survey of health experts, eye injuries often occur in labor, such as when harvesting rice (harvested keratitis); Injuries in daily life, accounting for 7-60%; Injuries related to entertainment and sports activities, often occurs in men and the most common age ranges from 10 to 39; Injuries while playing sports tend to increase and the majority of injuries are in the type of conflict, pre-haemorrhage; Trauma due to traffic accidents is also on the rise.

Due to the lack of medical staff and minimal equipment to assist in the treatment of eye injuries, many patients with eye injuries, despite early treatment, do not produce the desired results. One of the warnings in Vietnam in dealing with current eye injuries is the misuse of prescription drugs with steroids, leading to very serious consequences.

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Compared to other ophthalmic injuries, eyelid injuries are considered lighter. There are many types of eyelid injuries. According to Dr. Nguyen Quoc Anh (Central Eye Hospital), mi injuries can be merely lesions in the eyelid, can also be combined with other injuries such as facial jaw injuries, eye sockets and eyeball injuries. attach.

In principle, it is necessary to check the eyesight, the condition of the eyeball before recovering from the eyelid injury and the surrounding part. If the injury is severe, the head scans must be taken to assess the whole injury - to eliminate the traumatic brain injury, especially when it is difficult to assess the decline of perception (in case of drunkenness or brainstorming. At the same time, it is necessary to eliminate eyeball perforation. Normally, traumatic eyeballs will coordinate with mi injury and eye socket injury.

In fact, most serious to mild eye injuries can be prevented. As recommended by ophthalmologists, in some circumstances that affect the eyes, participants need to use goggles. On the other hand, parents need to pay attention to managing their children when summer comes.