Unit 8: Eye Trauma
1: Eye Lacerations
Prognosis
- Shallow lacerations of the skin and orbicularis oculi muscle , not involving the lid margin, usually heal well.
- Skin contraction after trauma may cause ectropian . This can be managed by oculoplastic surgery.
- Damage to the lid margin and involvement of the lavator muscle or medial canthus can cause poor cosmesis and epiphora .
- Damage to the levator muscle can cause a ptosis .
- Lid trauma can cause extensive bruising.
Source: EyeRounds.org. Contributor: Andrew Doan, MD, PhD, University of Iowa.
