Post-traumatic and postoperative complications

Post-traumatic eye complications are diseases or conditions that develop as a result of the negative impact of traumatic factors. Usually these are blows, concussions, penetrating wounds, foreign bodies of the eyes. Most of them require surgical treatment of varying degrees of complexity.

Postoperative complications are a relapse of the disease, during the treatment of which the operation was performed, or pathological conditions arising from non-compliance with the doctor's recommendations. May require repeated surgical procedures.

The main complaints of patients with the development of complications after trauma or surgery:

  • Decreased visual acuity.
  • Pain and pain in the eyes.
  • Redness of the sclera.
  • Lachrymation.
  • Swelling of the eyelids.
  • Hemophthalmus (outflow of blood into the vitreous body).
  • Blurring, doubling the contours of objects.
  • Difficulty focusing when looking from closely spaced objects to those standing in the distance and vice versa.

Post-traumatic complications

Most often, after an injury, the following pathologies occur:

  • Retinal detachment and rupture.
  • Cataract.
  • Glaucoma.
  • Rupture of the eyelids.
  • Corneal injury.
  • Optic nerve atrophy.
  • Dislocation of the lens into the anterior chamber of the eye.

These conditions require medical attention and in most cases are treated with surgery. Ophthalmologists of our clinic have at their disposal equipped operating rooms with modern equipment that allow them to carry out intraocular interventions of almost any complexity. In many cases, low-traumatic, seamless and painless operations significantly reduce the rehabilitation period.

Postoperative complications

The need for repeated surgical interventions is explained by the anatomical features of the outer layer of the eye - the cornea. There are no blood vessels in it, due to which transparency is preserved, there are no obstacles in front of the gaze.

Access to the intraocular space during operations is carried out through corneal incisions. The doctor uses thin instruments to minimize the trauma, but without blood vessels, healing is worse. The curvature of the cornea can have time to return to the previous parameters, which is why vision deteriorates, the contours of objects change, it becomes difficult to focus - thus, the disease recurs.

The presence of uncorrected high blood pressure increases the risks of recurrence of glaucoma and cataracts.

Most often, repeated manipulations have to be carried out in the following cases:

  • Complicated cataract.
  • Relapse of glaucoma.
  • Development of astigmatism, myopia, or hyperopia.
  • Removal of the vitreous body.
  • Performing reconstructive (restoring) operations.

During most operations, disposable consumables are used, which significantly reduces the risk of complications.

Operations, results, forecasts

Many interventions for post-traumatic and postoperative complications are carried out using a laser: the beam stops bleeding, strengthens the retina, evaporates excess moisture, and reduces intraocular pressure in glaucoma. The effectiveness of laser surgery is high, but with persisting provoking factors, as well as non-compliance with the doctor's recommendations, there is a possibility of relapse.

In some cases of post-traumatic and postoperative complications, removal of the vitreous body is required. The result of this manipulation is the restoration of vision after a rehabilitation period, which takes up to two weeks.

In case of clouding of the lens (the disease is called cataract) or due to its dislocation (loss) in the anterior chamber of the eye, an operation is performed to remove the lens. The duration of the manipulation is 15-25 minutes. Under local anesthesia, the inactive lens is removed, and an artificial lens is installed in its place to preserve vision. The effectiveness of such operations is high, vision is quickly restored. The prognosis is favorable.

The Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Microsurgery of the K+31 Clinic employs very experienced doctors. Patients who have partially or completely lost their sight due to injury or illness receive high-tech help here. Treatment not only significantly improves the quality of their lives, but also makes it possible to master other professions, to discover new horizons of opportunities.