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Suggest Treatment For Black Eye After An Injury
Question: Hi I hit my forehead against a glass door. The bump reduced. But eye area has become black. Any ointment or medicine to remove that?
Brief Answer:
It will resolve over 1-3 weeks.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care magic.
I am Dr. Dadapeer K, an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.
I reviewed your history. It seems from the history that you are having black eye. This is because of collection of blood in the layers of skin of eyelids.
This will resolve over 1-3 weeks slowly as the blood gets absorbed. Use of cold compression and Vitamin C supplements will help in quick resolution.
If you are having symptoms of injury to eye like pain, double vision, blurred vision or symptoms of head injury like vomiting, dizziness... then it requires further evaluation by CT scan and other relevant tests. Since you does not seem to be having these no need to worry.
This will usually take 1-3 weeks and it will resolve completely. Hence no need to worry about it. Along with cold compression you can use vitamin C supplements.
Hope the information is helpful to you.
Thank you
With regards
It will resolve over 1-3 weeks.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care magic.
I am Dr. Dadapeer K, an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.
I reviewed your history. It seems from the history that you are having black eye. This is because of collection of blood in the layers of skin of eyelids.
This will resolve over 1-3 weeks slowly as the blood gets absorbed. Use of cold compression and Vitamin C supplements will help in quick resolution.
If you are having symptoms of injury to eye like pain, double vision, blurred vision or symptoms of head injury like vomiting, dizziness... then it requires further evaluation by CT scan and other relevant tests. Since you does not seem to be having these no need to worry.
This will usually take 1-3 weeks and it will resolve completely. Hence no need to worry about it. Along with cold compression you can use vitamin C supplements.
Hope the information is helpful to you.
Thank you
With regards
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