contusion injury to the eye
Last reviewed 12/2022
Blunt trauma to the eye is often caused during recreation; the two typical examples are of a squash ball and a champagne cork.
Possible types of lesions of the eye include:
- black eye
- subconjunctival haemorrhage
- corneal abrasion
- iris - hypaema
- lens dislocations
- retinal injury
- optic nerve injury