Classification of Ocular Injuries by Mechanism of Injury

Classification of Ocular Injuries by Mechanism of Injury

❖ Mechanical injuries:

–  Eyelid injuries.

–  Injuries to the lacrimal system.

–  Conjunctival laceration.

–  Foreign body in the cornea and conjunctiva.

–  Corneal erosion.

–  Nonpenetrating injury (blunt trauma to the globe).

–  Injury to the floor of the orbit (blowout fracture).

–  Penetrating injury (open-globe injury).

–  Impalement injury to the orbit.

❖ Chemical injuries.

❖ Injuries due to physical agents:

–  Burns.

–  Radiation injuries (ionizing radiation).

–  Ultraviolet keratoconjunctivitis.

❖Indirect ocular trauma: 

transient traumatic retinal angiopathy (Purt-scher’s retinopathy).