Ocular Traumatology, an evolving sub-specialty
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Ocular Traumatology is a sub-specialty of ophthalmology associated with acquired ocular morbidities and blindness. Ocular trauma, once described as a neglected disorder, has recently been highlighted as one of the major cause of monocular visual impairment and blindness in all parts of the world. Eye trauma constitute 7% of all physical injuries and 10-15% of all eye diseases. (1) It has been reported that more than 500,000 blinding eye injuries occur annually worldwide. Approximately 1.6 million people are blind due to trauma and 2.3 million bilaterally visually impaired. (2,3) In Indian context, injury as a cause of blindness constitute 1.5% of total cases. (4) Reported incidence of ocular trauma in India is on lower side as compared to western countries, because of less reporting of cases from rural India. Major responsible factors seems lack of education, transport and awareness. Eye injury have a significant impact on the individual, their family and society in terms of medical cost, long-term disability, loss of career / productivity and socio-economic status. Unfortunately young males, being the vulnerable population for ocular trauma results in higher economic burden to the country at large. Trauma can result in wide spectrum of tissue damage of globe, optic nerve and ocular adnexea with varying severity ranging from minor to severe vision loss.
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Rajendra P Maurya
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