Diagnosis | Urgency |
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Penetrating eye injury | Emergency treatment |
Lid injury | Emergency treatment
- if a severed lacrimal duct is suspected
The following morning
- if the lacrimal duct is intact but the lid margin is torn (moist compress until the morning)
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Alkali injury | Emergency treatment with uninterrupted irrigation during transportation |
Ocular contusion injury | Emergency treatment if there is
- bleeding in the anterior chamber
- suspected scleral perforation
- vitreous haemorrhage
Within a few days if there is
- a suspected blow-out fracture (referral to an ENT specialist if vision, intraocular pressure and eye structures are normal); a blow-out fracture is suggested by diplopia, limited eye movement when looking up, a rupture or a haemorrhage in the sinus area visible in paranasal sinus imaging
- a contusion injury in a child
Regular annual measurement of intraocular pressure (optometrist, nurse or physician) |
Hyphaema | Emergency treatment
- Transportation in a semi-sitting or sitting position
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