First Aid & Emergencies

Nose injury with eye changes or vision changes

An injury to your nose may also injure your eyes, cheek, or forehead at the same time. Changes in your eyes or vision may be caused by a direct injury to the eye or an injury to the nerves or muscles that control eye function.

Any eye or vision changes that begin after a facial injury should be taken seriously. Changes may include:

• Difficulty moving your eyes normally in all directions.
• Double or blurred vision that does not clear with blinking.
• Reduced vision in a small area of your eye (scotomata).
• A change in the shape, size, or height of one or both pupils because of damage to the muscles that control the pupil size and shape.
• Moderate to severe pain in or around the eye when you move your eye or blink.

Prompt evaluation and treatment by a health professional can prevent complications.