| Autor: |
Tahra AlMahmoud, Mohamed Elhanan, Hanan N Alshamsi, Sameeha M Al Hadhrami, Rabah Almahmoud, Fikri M Abu-Zidan |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 84-88 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0974-620X |
| DOI: |
10.4103/ojo.OJO_285_2019 |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND: Eye injury is a leading cause of unilateral childhood blindness. The purpose of this research was to study the management and visual outcome of pediatric eye injuries necessitating hospitalization and surgical repair. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study of children having eye injury that needed surgical repair over the period of 2012 and 2017. Demographic data, place of occurrence, activity at the time of injury, place and cause of injury, presenting signs, surgical interventions, visual acuity (VA) before and after surgery, and causes for vision limitations were studied. RESULTS: Thirty-nine eyes of children were surgically treated. The mean (range) age of the patients was 3 years (1–15 years). Nearly 61.5% were males. Almost 80% of injuries occurred at home and while playing (71.8%). Trauma with sharp objects (35.8%) was the most common cause of injury. Majority presented to the hospital in |
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