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Lesi贸n corneal - Treatment

Tratamiento:

Ver: emergencias oftlamol贸gicas para obtener informaci贸n sobre los primeros auxilios inmediatos.

Cualquier persona que presente dolor fuerte en el ojo necesita una evaluaci贸n inmediata en un centro de atenci贸n de urgencias o por parte de un oftalm贸logo.

El tratamiento para las lesiones corneales puede implicar:

  • La extracci贸n de cualquier material extra帽o del ojo
  • Usar un parche ocular o vendar temporalmente los lentes de contacto
  • Usar gotas o ung眉entos para los ojos recetados por el m茅dico
  • No usar lentes de contacto hasta que el ojo haya sanado
  • Tomar analg茅sicos

Una abrasi贸n o un cuerpo extra帽o que sea lo suficientemente grande para da帽ar la c贸rnea puede no ser visible sin el aumento apropiado o gotas oft谩lmicas especiales que ti帽en la c贸rnea. Las abrasiones a menudo se sentir谩n como cuerpos extra帽os en el ojo.

Expectativas (pron贸stico):

Las lesiones que afectan s贸lo la superficie de la c贸rnea normalmente sanan de manera muy r谩pida con tratamiento. El ojo debe regresar a la normalidad al cabo de dos d铆as.

Las lesiones corneales penetrantes son mucho m谩s graves y su pron贸stico depende de la lesi贸n espec铆fica.

Complicaciones:

Una lesi贸n corneal severa puede requerir una cirug铆a extensa o un trasplante de c贸rnea.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia m茅dica:

Consulte con el m茅dico si la lesi贸n no ha mejorado significativamente al cabo de dos d铆as con tratamiento.

  • Reviewed last on: 7/28/2010
  • Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Opthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Vinger PF. the eye and sports medicine. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkions;2009:chap 45.

Cameron JD. Surgical and nonsurgical trauma. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkions;2009:chap 6.

Sharma R, Brunette DD. Ophthalmology. In: Marx JA, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap. 69.

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