Can someone stabbed in the eye save his eye?!
Question: It depends.
There are any number of different types of penetrating eye injuries and perforating eye injuries. Penetration means whatever it is goes into the eye and then back out. Perforating means it goes through the whole eye.
If the stabbing instrument hits part of the eye that is critical to vision, usually the eye is so damaged it can't be salvaged. We can close these injuries, remove a damaged lens and replace it with an intraocular lens as is done with cataract surgery. One can remove the blood from the eye and repair a torn retina. A damaged nerve though is a tough problem. Poor prognosis. Corneal injury can be repaired primarily or later if the scar is central, a transplant can be done. Sometimes we can just rotate the same corneal tissues so the traumatic scar is out of the center which allows for a good visual result.
Even after the repair, secondary glaucoma, healing that causes scar tissues to pull on the retina or the macula or cause scarring to the drainage system all lead to long term care. Retinal detachments can be repaired, usually. Then again, some retinal detachments are so aggressive that the repair is OK, but the retina is too damaged to function.
Lots and lots of drops or ointments and frequently second and third surgical repairs.
So to answer your question....
it depends.
Answers: It depends.
There are any number of different types of penetrating eye injuries and perforating eye injuries. Penetration means whatever it is goes into the eye and then back out. Perforating means it goes through the whole eye.
If the stabbing instrument hits part of the eye that is critical to vision, usually the eye is so damaged it can't be salvaged. We can close these injuries, remove a damaged lens and replace it with an intraocular lens as is done with cataract surgery. One can remove the blood from the eye and repair a torn retina. A damaged nerve though is a tough problem. Poor prognosis. Corneal injury can be repaired primarily or later if the scar is central, a transplant can be done. Sometimes we can just rotate the same corneal tissues so the traumatic scar is out of the center which allows for a good visual result.
Even after the repair, secondary glaucoma, healing that causes scar tissues to pull on the retina or the macula or cause scarring to the drainage system all lead to long term care. Retinal detachments can be repaired, usually. Then again, some retinal detachments are so aggressive that the repair is OK, but the retina is too damaged to function.
Lots and lots of drops or ointments and frequently second and third surgical repairs.
So to answer your question....
it depends.
doubt it.
I checked the internet.
I looked at the "preview" of the sites.
20 sites, indicated NO, the eye generally can not be saved.
i dont think so.
but, on the book guiness world records there was a guy who fell and a pipe got in his eye and trough his head (i mean like in and out), and the guys eye recovered.