Spectrum of Clinical Presentation in Patients with Pellet Related Eye Injuries in the Indian Kashmir.
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: Since 2016 the ongoing use of the indiscriminate pellet guns has blinded more than 1500 people in Kashmir valley. Very few studies have been conducted on this topic till date. Our aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical profile of the patients having pellet related ocular trauma. Methods: This was a prospective study, in which 237 patients of pellet related ocular injury were included for analyses. At the time of admission to hospital we recorded the complete spectrum of their clinical findings at presentation. Results: The mean age of our patients was 20.7 years with SD of 8.4 years. The age ranged from 10-42 years. Out of total 237 patients, 218 (92%) were males and 19 (8%) were females. Out of 237 patients, 204 (86%) of them presented to hospital on the same day of incident. Corneal injury was present in 86 (36%) of cases and scleral injury in 73 (31%) of cases. 171 (72%) of patients had penetrating eye injury. In 84 (35%) cases the vision was only defective perception of light/ray. Hyphema was noted in 141 (59%) of patients, vitrous hemorrhage in 154 (65%) patients and retinal detachment was present in 83 (35%) of patients. Conclusion: From the present study as well as from the results of other related studies we can conclude that, pellets are extremely destructive when they penetrate the eyes and lead to serious visual catastrophes, mainly due to vitreous hemorrhage and retinal detachment.
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Khurshid Ahmad Ganaie
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