It didn't answer any of my questions. I still don't know what to do next. All rights reserved. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your healthcare professional's instructions. Patient Education. Eye Bruise Contusion A bruise contusion happens when small blood vessels break open and leak blood into the nearby area.
If needed, imaging tests, such as an X-ray, may be done to help rule out more serious problems. Pain and swelling should improve in a few days. Bruising may take longer to go away. Financial assistance for medically necessary services is based on family income and hospital resources and is provided to children under age 21 whose primary residence is in Washington, Alaska, Montana or Idaho. For more information, see Website Privacy. Skip to navigation menu Skip to content. High Priority Alert.
Close alert. Informational Alert. Eye Injury. Is this your child's symptom? Small cuts heal on their own. Deep cuts or ones that go through the edge of the eyelid need sutures. Bruise of the Eyelids. Also called a "black eye".
Important Phone Numbers. Top of the page. Topic Overview Some minor pain, bruising, and swelling are common following a blow to the eye. Symptoms that may mean there is a more serious injury include: Vision changes.
Inability to move the eye normally in all directions. Pain with eye movements. A large amount of blood in the white part sclera of the eye.
Any blood over the coloured part iris of the eye. A change in pupil size or shape, or pupils of different sizes. Severe pain in the eyeball. A feeling that something is in the eye foreign body sensation. Types of eye injuries caused by trauma to the eyes include:. The above injuries vary in severity. Some require immediate medical attention, and others leave behind a distinct bruise that should go away on its own over time.
A black eye and a bruised eyeball can be caused by the same thing, but they are slightly different conditions. A black eye appears when someone is punched or hit in the face.
The area around the eye, including the eyelid, usually swells and a dark bruise appears on the skin. A bruised eyeball, or subconjunctival hemorrhage , is when the small blood vessels just under the surface of your eye are damaged and break. The blood then collects under the clear conjunctiva of the eye, but in front of the white sclera of the eye. Rather than appearing like a dark purple bruise on the skin, a bruised eyeball is bright red wherever the blood vessels break.
In either situation, a black eye or a bruised eyeball, the conditions typically look worse than they are. Both types of damage are usually harmless and heal within a matter of weeks. In the case of a bruised eyeball, you may not even feel any pain or realize you have a bruised eyeball until you look in the mirror.
In addition to injury or trauma to the eye, a bruised eyeball can also be caused by the following:. It can take a while for the blood in the conjunctiva of the eye to clear, typically longer than it takes a regular bruise on your skin to heal. With time, the eye will heal itself and the body will reabsorb the blood. Older children can tell their parents, and adults can tell their doctors, if their vision is blurry or out of focus.
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