Outlook

• The prognosis for corneal abrasions, even large ones, is very good. Most corneal abrasions heal within 48 hours.
  
  
• The prognosis for other eye abnormalities is often much less favorable.
  
  
  • A ruptured globe (eyeball) often leads to total loss of vision, even with early intervention.
    
    
  • Retinal damage usually leads to permanent vision loss. Depending on the extent of the retinal damage, this vision loss could be partial or complete.
    
    
  • Depending on the nature of the injury and other associated injuries, damage to the iris may be repairable.
    
    
  • Lacerations to the tissues around the eye are often repairable but can lead to varying levels of facial disfigurement.