Many cases of severe eye injuries are caused by firecracker explosions.

In just the first three days of the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026, the Ophthalmology Department of Bach Mai Hospital received a series of serious eye injuries caused by firecrackers.

A patient who suffered eye injuries from a firework explosion is being treated at Bach Mai Hospital.

A 45-year-old male patient from Hai Phong city, currently receiving treatment at the Ophthalmology Department, suffered bilateral eye injuries after setting off firecrackers during Tet (Vietnamese New Year). Foreign objects penetrated deep into the cornea and sclera, accompanied by traumatic brain injury and subdural hemorrhage, resulting in severely impaired vision and intense pain. The patient received emergency treatment for the traumatic brain injury first, before surgery could be performed to remove the foreign objects and treat the eyes.

Also receiving treatment here is a 48-year-old female patient from Ha Tinh province who was unexpectedly hit in the eye by a firework while visiting relatives during Tet (Lunar New Year). The victim was urgently taken to the hospital for emergency treatment; upon admission, she was diagnosed with total eyeball loss, severe damage to the upper and lower eyelids, multiple foreign objects in the eye socket and sinuses, along with traumatic brain injury and fractured bone.

Doctors determined that the patient's vision could not be salvaged. A hospital-wide consultation, involving specialists in ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and neurosurgery, was held to determine the surgical plan and stabilize the patient's condition.

Here, a case of eye injury in a young child was also recorded. The patient, a 10-year-old from Hanoi , picked up leftover firecrackers in the yard, hid them from his family, and tried lighting them, causing them to explode. The child suffered eye injury, intraocular hemorrhage, and severe vision impairment.

According to doctors, many patients with eye injuries caused by firecrackers suffer very severe damage such as corneal tears, perforated eyeballs, ruptured eyeballs, intraocular hemorrhage, metal foreign bodies deeply embedded in the eye, thermal burns, and chemical burns to the face... These are all dangerous injuries that can cause irreversible vision loss if not treated promptly.

Currently, the patients being treated here are gradually stabilizing; however, the risk of long-term sequelae from their injuries remains very high.

QH (compiled)

Source: https://baohaiphong.vn/nhieu-ca-chan-thuong-mat-nang-do-phao-no-536208.html