Puncture wounds of the eyeball have perforation wounds. In mild cases, the wound will heal itself. If the perforation is located on the cornea (dark circles), it often causes traumatic iridocyclitis, hyphema and traumatic cataract. If the perforation is located in the sclera (white eye), retinal detachment may occur.

If the perforating eye injury is serious and the wound cannot be closed, it is easy to cause endophthalmitis. If the treatment is not timely, the inflammation can spread to the eyeball, causing the patient's eyes to be red, swollen and painful, and his vision is extremely reduced.

If the inflammation in the eyeball continues to spread, it can penetrate the sclera and reach the periphery of the eyeball, so that the tissues around the eyeball are infected, that is, it develops into panophthalmia.

Patients with ocular trauma and perforation have exophthalmos, severe pain, elevated intraocular pressure, and difficulty sleeping at night, often accompanied by fever, headache and other systemic symptoms, which may even lead to intracranial infection or sepsis, or even life-threatening.

In the event of penetrating eye trauma, first of all, wrap your eyes with clean gauze as soon as possible and send them to the hospital immediately. If possible, you can inject tetanus antitoxin and gentamicin into muscle first, and you must never rub your eyes or check yourself to avoid eye tissue prolapse and infection.