Cleaning house at the end of the year, eye injury due to sharp object flying into it

On January 12, information from Bai Chay Hospital ( Quang Ninh ) said that the hospital had just successfully treated a male patient with an eye injury caused by a sharp object flying into him.

Bai Chay Hospital doctors treat the wound of a male patient who suffered an eye injury while cleaning the house.

A few days ago, Mr. NVT (58 years old, residing in Gieng Day Ward, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh) was unfortunately hit in the right eye by a piece of metal while cleaning the house at the end of the year.

After that, Mr. T. felt his eyes were swollen, red, painful, gritty, watery, had blurred vision, and was afraid of light, so his family took him to Bai Chay Hospital.

Upon receiving the patient, ophthalmologists examined the patient using a microscope, fluoressein staining, and took X-rays of the eye socket to determine the condition of the eyeball tear injury.

Next, the patient was operated on by doctors at the Ophthalmology Department to treat the injury and preserve the eyeball. Accordingly, the doctors cleaned the laceration, removed the foreign body, sutured the cornea, injected antibiotics in the anterior chamber, preserved the eyeball, and administered tetanus antitoxin.

After surgery, the patient's health condition was stable and continued to be treated with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Doctor Luu Thi Quynh Nga (Department of Ophthalmology, Bai Chay Hospital) said that near Tet, the unit often receives many cases of patients with eye injuries due to hard foreign objects, even sharp foreign objects, thrown, or strong impacts during work and daily activities such as house renovation, cleaning, hygiene, etc.

The above mentioned case of patient T. was very lucky to have arrived at the hospital early and had his eye injury treated promptly. Because, before that, there were many cases of patients arriving late in the hospital in serious condition due to ruptured eyeballs or penetrating eyeball injuries. If not treated promptly, the patient could lose his vision permanently, affecting his appearance and quality of life.

Through the above patient case, Dr. Nga also recommends that people need to be careful and wear protective gear for their eyes during work to avoid serious eye injuries. When the eye is injured by a foreign object, the patient needs to go to a medical facility with an ophthalmology department for timely examination and treatment.

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