Trauma to the Eye part 3
Contusions
Severe blows to the face and eyes are relatively rare in life; but casual blows and knocks are common, occurring mostly in the home or on the sports field. For those involved in warfare they are common enough injuries. Explosions exert great changes of air pressure upon the body, followed by a rebound as the pressure suddenly drops again. This is the invisible fist of the battlefield, and of some industrial accidents. The eye can be convulsed from its muscle connections and the orbit severely damaged. Most explosions are also associated with flying debris (it could be shrapnel, it could be glass), so that injury is often compounded by different types of damage. Other instances where contusive damage occurs are motor accidents, especially where safety belts are not worn, champagne bottle corks, squash balls and fireworks. Read the rest of this entry »
