Meta Description: Severe accidents and high pressure may cause eye socket fractures and there are other symptoms associated with broken eye socket other than pain around the eye.

The eye socket or the orbit of your eye consists of seven different bones. An eyeball is contained within the socket, and the socket houses tear glands, blood vessels, cranial nerves, and ligaments. Out of the seven bones that make up the eye socket, some are hard and thick while the others are fragile. The fragile parts are more prone to breaking.

The most common cause of broken eye socket or orbital fractures is accidents. Car accidents or falling from a height may fracture the thicker parts of the eye socket. Even sports injuries cause eye socket fractures. The eye socket consists of four areas, and each of these areas creates different injuries.

Orbital Rim Fracture

The orbital rim fracture takes place at the outer edge of the eye socket. This part of the orbit is very thick and hard; only an extreme force can break it.

Direct Orbital Floor Fracture

When the orbital rim fracture extends to the floor of the eye socket, this type of fracture is the right orbital floor fracture.

Indirect Orbital Floor Fracture

The indirect orbital floor fracture or the blowout fracture is when an extreme force causes a hole in the floor of the eye socket. The bony rim stays intact in this case, but it may impact the overall vision-quality of the eye.

Trapdoor Fracture

It is the type of eye socket fracture that is common among children.

Symptoms

Eye socket fractures are associated with pain around the eyes. The signs and the extent of pain depend upon how severe the injury is. Other than pain around the eyes, some other symptoms accompany eye socket fractures. The symptoms include;

• Swelling of eyelid

• Dark colorization close to injury

• A black eye

• Numbness in different parts of the face such as cheeks and forehead

• Blurred vision

• Difficulty and pain in eye movements

• Bulging eye

• A pocket of air under the affected eye

• Nausea

These are the most common symptoms which confirm the eye socket fractures.

Treatment

Surgery is not the only treatment option available for a broken eye socket. In many cases, the broken socket heal without any medicines. Natural healing is very much possible in the case of eye socket fractures, given that the doctor recommends antibiotics to fight infections and nasal sprays to prevent a person from sneezing.

Sleeping while keeping your head elevated, avoiding strain while handling heavy objects, and taking pain medications are other helpful tr helps.

When even after several weeks of healing the eye is pushed back in the eye socket or there are deformities on the face, surgery is the only option. The surgical processes that a patient may need include removal of bone fragments, repairing the facial deformities, restructuring of the eye socket, and freeing trapped muscles or nerves.

A piece of advice for people is to seek immediate medical attention if, after an accident, they observe any symptoms. Proper medical supervision is a fundamental requirement for treating broken eye sockets.