Augenverletzungen im Kindesalter

Abstract

A retrospective study was performed of eye injuries sustained by children up to 15 years old who had to be hospitalized for treatment. The period under review covered five years. The authors reviewed 241 cases with regard to cause of injury, type of injury, treatment, duration of hospitalization and consequences, if any. Most of the injuries were caused by other children, while playing. By far the most common injury was contusion of the bulb, seen in 107 cases. The results of the study published here contain a further breakdown of the criteria mentioned above.

Mechanical eye injuries in children aged 0-15 years treated at the Clinic of Eye Diseases in Belgrade: Frequency, causes and preventive measures

“…As for distribution of the injuries according to age, the data in the literature are diverse and different [12,14,15,16]; the comparison with our results was shown in Table 3. School-age children are exposed to a high risk of injury since they are, despite their relative immaturity, independent from other people's assistance and spend a lot of time unattended [10].…”