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"Out of the Eye"

Mr. Chen from Xiamen couldn't have imagined it

Such a terrifying thing

One day it will happen to me

Accidental fall after drinking

The man's eyeball protrudes out of his socket

Not long ago, Mr. Chen had dinner with friends, and that night, he walked home alone after drinking. Unexpectedly, when he passed a staircase, his feet were empty and he fell heavily to the ground. When he came back to his senses, he found that he couldn't move one eye and couldn't see, so he immediately went to the hospital for help.

According to Wu Donghai, deputy chief physician of the Second Department of Ocular Trauma and Fundus Disease of Xiamen Eye Center, when receiving the consultation, Mr. Chen's right eyeball protruded from the socket, swelled and congested, and the eye could not close normally. He had almost lost his vision and had extensive conjunctival lacerations on and off his eyeballs. The imaging results of the auxiliary examination showed that nearly half of Mr. Chen's injured eye had protruded from the orbit, and there were still scattered foreign bodies on the wall of the eyeball.

Example of a medical image of a prolapsed eyeball. Source: Li Huili Hospital, Ningbo Medical Center

Fortunately, Mr. Chen's optic nerve, extraocular muscles and eyeball wall were not ruptured, but his condition was still critical. Because the eyeball protrudes out of the orbit, the eyelid does not close properly, causing the cornea to be exposed to air for a long time, and exposure keratitis occurs. Once the cornea is dry and infects the ulcer, he will be at risk of blindness.

Doctors start first aid

Return the patient's eyeball

In order to prevent the cornea from being exposed for a long time, the doctor immediately bandaged Mr. Chen's injured eye. After Mr. Chen's physical condition was stabilized, the doctor performed surgery to restore Mr. Chen's eyeball.

After a week of treatment and recovery, the swelling of Mr. Chen's right eyeball has subsided and he is able to close freely. The cornea gradually became clear, the laceration began to heal, and the eye was able to move freely in all directions. By the time he was discharged from the hospital, his vision had improved to 6.0 and he was no longer in serious condition.

What happens if the eyeball is protruding?

Wu Donghai introduced that dislocation of the eye is a serious ophthalmic emergency, which is mostly caused by trauma and is not common in clinical practice. Mr. Chen was sent to the hospital in time, which bought valuable time for the follow-up recovery of his visual function, and the optic nerve was not damaged, and the eyeball was not ruptured.

So, what happens once a herniated eyeball occurs?

Remember not to squeeze your eyeballs, not to rub your eyes, and not to return your eyes to their sockets on their own. Antibiotic eye ointment can be applied topically to the corneal surface to protect the cornea, while the eye area is lightly covered with clean gauze, and the hospital is seen immediately to wait for specialist diagnosis and treatment to maximize visual function.

The risk of drinking alcohol should not be underestimated

As can be seen from the foregoing, the root cause of Mr. Chen's "big eyes" was the wine he drank during the dinner. Alcohol paralyzes a person's nervous system and reduces a person's reaction speed, judgment, and coordination.

What is the danger of excessive alcohol consumption?

Suffocation: The gag reflex of drunk people is reduced, and aspiration is easy to occur when vomiting, and aspiration pneumonia and lung infection occur in mild cases, and direct suffocation death can occur in severe cases.

Gastrointestinal bleeding: Alcohol consumption can cause acute gastric mucosal injury and bleeding, and in severe vomiting, cardia mucosal tears can occur, causing massive bleeding.

Acute pancreatitis: epigastric pain with low back radiating pain after drinking, abdominal pain does not reduce after vomiting, and acute pancreatitis should be suspected.

Cardiac emergencies: Alcohol consumption can trigger heart disease, especially in patients with chronic cardiovascular disease.

Cerebral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage: Cerebral infarction or hemorrhage in drunk people is often masked by the symptoms of drunkenness, and the best time for treatment is missed.

Hypoglycemia: Insulin secretion increases in drunk people due to the intake of large amounts of ethanol, and blood sugar levels continue to drop. Alcoholic hypoglycemia is similar to the symptoms of drunken coma, which is not easy to distinguish, and if a person is in a coma due to hypoglycemia for a long time, it will lead to adverse consequences such as cerebral edema and central nervous system damage.

Accidental injuries caused by drinking: accidental injuries such as falls, falls, and drowning caused by drinking.

Don't do the "four things" after drinking

Don't fall asleep after drinking

Many people vomit after drinking, and if they sleep in an improper position, it is easy to cause vomit to regurgitate back into the trachea, which can cause aspiration pneumonia at least and suffocation due to blockage of the trachea.

Therefore, do not sleep on your back after drinking, lying on your side is the best sleeping position after drinking.

Don't take a shower immediately after drinking

Taking a hot bath or sauna can easily cause the heat to accumulate in the human body and cannot be dissipated, aggravating the drunkenness, leading to vomiting and even fainting.

Taking a cold shower not only does not wake up the wine, but also stimulates the blood vessels, which can easily cause the blood vessels to constrict or even rupture.

Do not drink coffee, strong tea, or carbonated drinks after drinking

Drinking coffee after drinking alcohol can increase the cardiovascular burden, especially for people with high blood pressure and heart disease.

Drinking strong tea after drinking alcohol will promote the premature entry of acetaldehyde that has not yet been decomposed into the kidneys, which can be harmful to the kidneys.

Drinking carbonated beverages after drinking alcohol will speed up the absorption of alcohol, and may also induce diseases such as acute gastritis.

If you are still conscious after drinking, you can drink warm water, milk or light salt water, which is conducive to diluting alcohol in the body and speeding up excretion.

Don't exercise after drinking

Alcohol has a diuretic effect, and the body loses more water after drinking, which makes it easy to become dehydrated, and re-exercise will increase the risk of dehydration.

Swimming after drinking alcohol is also dangerous, which will cause the body to dissipate heat suddenly faster, and it is easy to experience dizziness, hypoglycemic syncope, leg cramps and other phenomena.

Editor's reminder

life

Drinking is inevitable when friends and family get together

Be sure to pay attention to moderation

Once you drink alcohol, remember not to do the "four things"

Avoid acting alone after drinking

Persons who are intoxicated should be supervised

Beware of the unexpected

National Emergency Broadcasting Comprehensive Health Xiamen, "Chinese Family Doctor" Magazine

Source: News Night Flight