BOSTON -- Boston Red Sox right-hander Bryce Florie suffered severe injuries when he was hit in the face by a line drive on Friday night.

Florie underwent surgery this morning at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Hospital to assess his injuries and Red Sox team physician Dr. Bill Morgan issued the following statement:

"Bryce suffered a severe injury to the right globe (right eyeball) itself known as macular trauma. There is some retinal damage that will be further addressed over the next 72 hours to determine whether or not surgery is required to repair the retina. He has some bleeding behind the retina but the retina is not detached."

Morgan went on to say that Florie, who suffered three fractures around the eye socket that will require surgery, does not have a ruptured eyeball and that "prognosis for reasonable vision is guarded."

The three fractures -- a nasal fracture, a fracture of the medial wall and a fracture of the floor of the socket -- will be further addressed in the next three to five days, unless there is further hemorrhaging.

Florie suffered the injuries in the eighth inning of the 4-0 loss Friday to the New York Yankees when Ryan Thompson's liner hit him in the face and bounced to third baseman Lou Merloni, who threw to first for the inning's final out.

The 30-year-old Florie has appeared in 29 games out of the bullpen for Boston this season, going 0-4 with one save and a 4.56 ERA over 49 1/3 innings.