Epidemiology of motor vehicle crash-related serious eye injuries
| Autor: | Witherspoon Cd, Ferenc Kuhn, Robert Morris, P Collins |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity Adolescent genetic structures medicine.medical_treatment Visual Acuity Poison control Human Factors and Ergonomics Occupational safety and health Eye injuries Eye Injuries Blunt Epidemiology Injury prevention Humans Medicine Child Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Aged Aged 80 and over Rehabilitation business.industry Accidents Traffic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged medicine.disease eye diseases Surgery Child Preschool Alabama Female sense organs medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Accident Analysis & Prevention. 26:385-390 |
| ISSN: | 0001-4575 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0001-4575(94)90012-4 |
| Popis: | The Eye Injury Registry of Alabama has been collecting epidemiologic, treatment, final outcome, and rehabilitation information on serious ocular trauma since 1982. By December 31, 1989, 150 motor vehicle crash-related eye injuries had been registered. This is the largest series of motor vehicle crash-related serious eye injuries reported. The mean age of those injured was 29 years; 61% were between 16 and 35 years of age, and 73% were males. Ten individuals (7%) suffered bilateral eye injuries. The retina was injured in 47% of eyes. The initial visual acuity was 19/200 or worse (legal blindness) in 47% of eyes. Of eyes with at least 3 months of follow-up, 63% had worse than 20/200 initial visual acuity and 41% remained legally blind. Twelve percent of eyes required removal. Possibly due to the large number of blunt ruptures, motor vehicle crash-related eye trauma carries a particularly unfavorable treatment prognosis. Prevention of these injuries is therefore of extraordinary importance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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