Pattern of Ocular Trauma at a Tertiary Hospital
Journal Title: PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
Trauma to the eye and its surrounding structure remains a leading cause of visual morbidity and blindness. The objective of the study was to determine the pattern of ocular trauma among patients presenting in department of ophthalmology, Andhra medical college, Visakhapatnam. Two years retrospective review of records of 515 patients with ocular trauma seen from 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2015 was done. Ocular trauma accounted for 515(0.36%) of the 1, 42,806 ocular patients seen at OPD and emergency. Of the 515 cases 274 cases(53.20%) cases were below 35 years of age. M:F ratio was 4:1.370(71.84%) patients presented to hospital within 24 hours of injury. The cause of injury were mainly violence related and road traffic accidents in 187(36.31%) and 164(31.84%) patients respectively. Closed globe injuries accounted for 269(52.3%) cases. Conservative management was done in 326(63.30%) cases with final visual outcome between 6/6 to 6/12 in 309 (60%) cases.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Vepa Meenakshi, Dr T. Jyothirmayi, Dr. T. Vanisri, Dr. S. Lakshmi
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