Blue eye
A bleeding in the lid area of the eye is called a blue eye (coll. Also violet ) . The bleeding (also known as a hematoma or bruise) causes the tissue around the eye to swell and appear bluish-red. The bruise is caused by external influences on the eye area in the form of a bruise . This can be caused by a blow ( boxing match , brawl ) or impact (collision with an obstacle, fall on the ground). It is also a typical injury for goalkeepers in ball sports .
treatment
Keep the eye cool to promote healing. Holding a heat sink wrapped in a towel to your eye will help reduce the swelling . If the eye is adequately supplied with ointment and / or cooling, the blue eye should be healed in a few days. The healing depends on the overall physical condition, the severity of the swelling and other injuries to the eye. After a week, the ophthalmologist should be visited for a follow-up examination.
Spectacle and monocle hematoma
The term eyeglass hematoma means ring-shaped bruises around both eyes . From a differential diagnostic point of view, it has to be differentiated from a common blue eye. As a rule, these hematomas are visible through a bluish, sometimes brown color. If only one eye has such a bruise, it is called a monocular hematoma . Even if the eyes and their surroundings are not injured, these hematomas can be an indication of a skull base fracture . Although they can also occur in a neuroblastoma that has metastasized to the bones , eyeglass or monocle hematomas usually develop after a major force.
See also
literature
- Theodor Axenfeld (founder), Hans Pau (ed.): Textbook and atlas of ophthalmology. 12th, completely revised edition. With the collaboration of Rudolf Sachsenweger a . a. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart a. a. 1980, ISBN 3-437-00255-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on spectacle hematoma in Flexikon , a wiki by DocCheck , accessed on November 26, 2015.
