These seven eye emergencies require immediate medical attention.
1. Traumatic Eye Injury / Accident
Accidents often involve getting something into the eye, but an ophthalmologist should also evaluate for damage or burns to the eye area. Severe injuries can cause swelling, redness, hypersensitivity to light, double vision, or pain. After eye trauma, apply cold compresses without putting pressure on the eyes to reduce pain and swelling. Severe pain and visual impairment require immediate treatment by an ophthalmologist.
If you cut or puncture your eyes or eyelids, do not wash your eyes or try to remove anything that has gotten into your eyes. Cover your eyes with a hard shield, such as the bottom half of a paper cup, and see a doctor immediately.
2. Foreign matter or chemical burns
If chemicals get into your eyes, flush them with salt water (preferably) or water for 15 minutes. If you wear contact lenses, try removing them first. if
particles get into your eyes, do not rub. Rinse the stain with tears or rinse your eyes with saline or artificial tears. A strong and stable flow from the saline bottle directed at the foreign body can push the foreign body out of sight. if
so that the particles don't run off, keep your eyes closed, wrap them lightly and see a doctor.
3 Significant changes in vision
Sudden or noticeable changes in vision quality should be addressed immediately. Vision problems often indicate defects in the retina or cornea and can lead to permanent vision loss if left untreated.
One such defect is retinal detachment. If you see flashing lights or spots and/or floating spots in your eyes, you may have a retinal detachment.
Vision problems can be a sign of stroke, nerve damage, or other neurological problems.
4. Red Eye
A condition called corneal infiltration (opaque spots on the cornea) may develop weeks after conjunctivitis. It should be treated in a way that does not affect vision.
Conjunctivitis can be confused with the more serious uveitis or herpes, which can threaten vision. If possible, an eye red eye specialist who can distinguish between types of conjunctivitis and prescribe the correct treatment should evaluate eye redness.
5. Different-sized pupils (pupilananiscicoria)
If the pupils are not the same size, it may be anisocoria. You may be born with this condition (benign) or develop it later in life due to direct eye trauma or an underlying condition.
Anisocoria can be a symptom of a variety of diseases, including head trauma and other neurological causes such as stroke and brain tumors.
Therefore, if you notice a sustained or intermittent significant difference in pupil size, you should be evaluated by an ophthalmologist.
6. Protruding eyes (exophthalmos/exophthalmos)
Many conditions can cause exophthalmos, some more serious than others.
Damage to the orbit or abnormal blood vessels at the back of the eye can cause swelling. Prominent eyes may also indicate a condition of the thyroid gland called Graves' disease or orbital problems such as inflammation, tumors, and bacterial infections.
Bacterial infections that cause eye swelling are an emergency. If not treated properly, a condition that presents as an extremely swollen eyelid (perceptual cellulitis) can spread the infection from the orbit and affect the brain (orbital cellulitis). Orbital cell inflammation threatens vision.
7. Headache, glaucoma, and family history
This woman's vision showed severe irreversible glaucoma damage. She initially denied that she had a family history of glaucoma, but when she spoke to her parents, she learned that they were both being treated with glaucoma medication and told her children about it. It never happened.
Melman, this is more than a warning story about ignoring your eye symptoms. It is also a lesson on the importance of discussing medical issues with family members.
If glaucoma is detected early, it can be treated and vision loss is minimized.
8. These warning signs appear
In addition to the first six conditions above, it is recommended to see a doctor if:
- Blood in the White Eye
- eye breakthrough
- Severe Itching
- New or Severe Headache
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