What to do if trauma causes damage to the lacrimal gland



Lacrimal gland injury caused by trauma needs to choose the correct treatment according to the condition, such as drug treatment and surgical treatment.

1. Medication: For mild lacrimal gland injury after trauma without obvious signs and symptoms, firstly, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs can be used under doctor’s guidance, such as tobramycin and dexamethasone, to improve the inflammation and prevent infection from occurring.

2. Surgery: For serious lacrimal gland injury caused by trauma, resulting in lacrimal gland rupture and bleeding or change of lacrimal gland position, etc., timely surgical treatment should be taken to repair or remove the damaged lacrimal gland, and carry out anatomical reset as appropriate, and take active postoperative nursing measures.

Therefore, after traumatic injury to the lacrimal gland, the patient should go to the hospital as soon as possible to improve the examination, to clarify the damage, to give targeted treatment, do not delay the condition, resulting in aggravation of the condition.