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Orbital Floor Fracture

I suffered blunt force trauma to my right eye after I fell, it caused a total blow out of the orbital floor. This happened a year ago and I've recovered, except for some numbing and stinging. I was wondering why my eye color changed from hazel green to blue? This was an immediate change and they have remained blue. I cannot find anything on the internet to explain this and was wondering if there's a reason why. The fall was really bad, the eye muscle got trapped in the fracture and I couldn't move it at all. I had double vision for about two months after the surgery to reconstruct the floor and place a titanium mesh plate.
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233488 tn?1310693103
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The eye clinic at TMC is excellent and has sharp Residents and is well supervised with attending staff. You may have had hemorrhage in you eye at the time of injury (hyphema) that could cause an immediate change in the appearance of the iris. Permanent change of color could be due to blood staining of the iris or cornea or iris atrophy.

JCH: MD
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Also, I was seen at the eye clinic at Truman Medical Center because I had double vision for so long, they never had an answer for me and didn't think it was any to worry about.
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Would the trauma have cause both of my eyes to change color? The injury was to the right eye, though I did have some bruising of the left eye. The color change was immediate, when I was getting settled in my hospital room, the nurse commented about my blue eyes, before I fell they were Hazel green.
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233488 tn?1310693103
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See an Eye MD and see if you have iris atrophy from the trauma.

AJHC MD
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