STUDY OF DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF OCULAR TRAUMA
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 11
Abstract
[b]OBJECTIVE[/b]: To analyze the demography and clinical profile of patients with ocular trauma. DESIGN: A prospective interventional study. [b]PARTICIPANTS[/b]: Cases of ocular injuries who presented to our hospital between May 2010 and May 2011. [b]RESULTS[/b]: A total of 90 cases were recorded, of whom 65.5% were male. A third of the injuries occurred in the age group of 25 to 40 years. Injury with a metallic object was the most common cause, accounting for 18.8% of the cases followed by wooden stick and stone. 72% of the cases presented to the hospital within 3 days of the injury, and most had poor visual acuity in the affected eye. Closed globe injuries were the most common diagnosis made at the presentation (50.01%). Majority of the patients presented with visual impairment (61.1%). [b]CONCLUSION[/b]: Most ocular injuries in this study occurred at the workplace, suggesting the need to explore workplace strategies to minimize ocular trauma as a priority. Eye care programs may need to consider ocular trauma as a priority. Occupation specific ocular protection has to be developed and awareness regarding the same needs to be increased. A targeted approach focusing on productive ages and males may also help
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Prakash D. N, Sathish K, Abhijith Kumar, Anuradha Patil
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