Right eye pushed in? PLEASE HELP

[k03]

Hi, about a month ago i went to get my eyebrows done at a salon, the beautician doing my eyebrows pressed my right eyeball really hard for about 8 seconds, until it became unbearable and I had to tell her to stop, she then continued on but pressed lightly. My right eye was extremely sore for the first two weeks after the incident. Its been almost 5 weeks and it looks as if it is pushed in.

My vision and eye movement has not been affected by this.

My question is did she do permanent damage to my eye? Like possibly fracturing the orbital floor or something? if not, how long would it take to heal and appear normal again?

Thank you for your help

[Houman Vosoghi, MD]

It would be very unlikely for the pushing mechanism you describe to cause an orbital floor fracture but not unheard of.  Go see an ophthalmologist who could perform Hertel measurements to check if that eye is truly more "sunken in" than the fellow eye and if so, you will need a CT scan most likely to see why that has happened.

HV

[k03]

thank you

[Houman Vosoghi, MD]

Unlikely related to muscles.  Please do see the ophthalmologist.

HV

[k03]

Thank you for your response

My right eyeball has been getting better since the first 2 weeks, but still is noticeably smaller then how it originally was. Is it possible it can be something muscle related?  If so, how long would you guess it may take for a full recovery?

Thanks again for the response.