Black eye
Black eye injury or peri orbital hematoma is an injury around eye. This injury is named as black eye as in it, the color of skin around eye turns dark blue to black. In this type of bruising more damage is done to facial blood vessels rather than eye.
Most of the times this type of bruising around eye is superficial and sufferer heals in short period of time. If proper first aid measures are taken black eye bruising can be healed less than a week. Occasionally peri orbital hematoma signals a more extended trauma, like a skull crack, especially if the orbits of both eyeballs turn black this condition is called raccoon eyes.
In some cases harm to skin of eyebrow result in blackening of eyelid. Its melodramatic purple black to dark blue color and puffiness doesn't inevitably signal a grievous wound. As there are no adipose tissues or powerful muscles around the eyes it leaves a prospective cavity for damaged blood vessels for assemblage of blood even in minor bruises. Different types of pigments are released during healing which may cause swelling, accumulated blood is gradually reabsorbed. In most of the cases first aid is sufficient and no medical treatment is required. But in case of sever pain or bleeding in eyes (hyphema) medical assistance must be taken.
Related Problems
In case of serious conditions with a black eye one may experience double vision; short time loss of vision due to high pressure of blood inside the eyeball (glaucoma) also can result. Headache or bleeding from ears and nose.
First Aid Measures of a Black Eye
1. Applying little pressure. put on a piece of ice raped in cloth on black area around eye. One must be careful not to push hard on the eye. Application of ice pack will minimize the injury; try to apply it as quickly as possible. Repeat this treatment at regular intervals during first 48 hours of injury.
2. Check your eye carefully for any sort of bleeding inside the eye. In case of any abnormal trauma like poor vision, severe pain, swelling or double vision do consult your practitioner as soon as possible.
3. Do not follow any myth on a black eye as a raw streak will not do any thing good on your black eye. In medical view point this is a potential source of bacteria. You can take some anti-inflammatory pills to avoid swelling.
4. Hold on your head raised; go to bed with a couple of additional pillows it will aid to minimize puffiness.