Agarwal's Eye Hospital holds awareness campaign on eye trauma

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Coinciding with the National Road Safety Week that began on Tuesday, Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital hosted a discussion on road accidents and eye trauma here in a bid to highlight the trauma caused to the eye during road accidents.

Senior Consultant, VitreoRetinal Services, Agarwals Eye hospital Dr. Mohanraj said,” We look for injuries impacting the bones, eyes, eyelids, cornea, sclera, iris, lens, retina and the ocular nerve as accident patients could have suffered from major injurious in these areas.” He also said that doctors need to adapt to a more aligning treatment protocol when it comes to eyes and should inculcate the small elements for the overall recovery of the patient.”

Around 34 per cent of cases of eye injuries arise from road accidents but not much importance is given to the eye as the doctors treat major body functions to stop the person from dying, according to experts.