Eye Injury During Football

[oli87]

I sustained a heavy blow to my right eye today during football. Initially my whole vision was cloudy but that has since gone although i am still experiencing blurring at the bottom of my eye while in the dark. I was told by the eye doctor that i had bleeding to my retina but that no tear was visible and to come back in a week. I am very worried. Will my vision go back to normal and how long will it take? Is there anything i can do to speed up the process?

Many thanks

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

No cannot generalize. Talk to the "specialized" doctor.

JCH IIIMD

[oli87]

it was a 'proper' doctor at the specialised eye casualty. is there a general answer you may be able to give over how dangerous retinal bleeding is?

many thanks

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Key question: Was the "eye doctor" you saw a physician MD ophthalmologist. If so you should get this information from him/her. Call the answering service today or the office tomorrow. I cannot answer those questions.

If you saw a non-physician, non-MD, limited eye care provider optometrist (he/she will not have MD after their name but the non-medical degree OD) then you have not had a proper exam in my opinion and you should see a ophthalmologist today (find one at www.aao.org).

JCH IIIMD