Boy's cornea torn after friend poked him in the eye with a stick

Hanoi While playing, a 5-year-old boy was poked in the right eye by a friend with a stick, tearing his cornea and causing a cataract.

The child was taken to Hanoi Eye Hospital 2 with red, painful eyes. The examination results showed that the child had a torn cornea, a dislocated lens due to trauma, and a torn Zinn ligament within about 2 hours. The child was given corneal sutures, anti-infective treatment, and post-traumatic monitoring. One month after the cornea healed, the child will have surgery to replace the dislocated lens.

On January 18, Dr. Mai Thi Anh Thu, Hanoi Eye Hospital 2, said that being stabbed in the eye is a serious ophthalmological injury. If not treated properly at the beginning, it will directly affect vision with a high risk of infection, and can even lead to complete loss of vision. This child was not stabbed too deeply in the eye, and was treated promptly, so the cornea was preserved.

However, patients need to be monitored for vision after trauma, because when the eye has corneal scarring, it will cause astigmatism. For young children, parents need to observe and monitor, absolutely do not let the child rub or rub the eyes, clean the eyes and use medication as prescribed by the doctor. In addition, the child can use an eye patch for the first few days after surgery to limit dirt and the habit of touching the eyes.

Simulating lens dislocation and torn Zin ligament. Photo: Provided by doctor

Patients also need to have regular check-ups according to the doctor's appointment or immediately when there are unusual signs, to prevent dangerous complications that may occur such as inflammatory reactions, open surgical wounds, new lens dislocation...

In fact, many patients think that after surgery, the treatment is completed and ignore the doctor's follow-up appointment. Only when vision is reduced, eye pain persists, eyes are red, black spots appear before the eyes, nausea, then they come back for a check-up, affecting the effectiveness and prolonging the treatment time.

"The eye after cataract surgery can stabilize within 8 weeks if the instructions are followed correctly," said Dr. Thu.

Doctors recommend that young children who are not yet aware of danger should absolutely not be allowed to play with sharp objects that can cause serious eye damage. Educate children on how to prevent accidents; notify teachers and parents immediately if they experience eye injuries for timely treatment to avoid serious consequences.

Le Nga

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