[Fireworks injuries of the eye: an overview of current diagnostic and treatment options]

Fireworks can cause very different eye injuries. The injury patterns range from spontaneously healing conjunctival and corneal lesions up to a burst eyeball with very severe injuries in the posterior ocular section and traumatic enucleation. The precise initial diagnosis in an emergency situation can be a challenge for the ophthalmologist. Children and adolescents are often affected. The patient history with respect to the circumstances of the accident is particularly important to be able to estimate the extent of the injury and to initiate a conservative or, if necessary, emergency operative treatment. This article provides an overview of typical injury patterns and advice for the diagnostics, treatment and complication management.