Demography and prognostic factors of ocular injuries in South India

Gothwal, Vijaya K.; Adolph, S; Jalali, Subhadra; Naduvilath, Thomas

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1606.1999.00225.x

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“…The male to female ratio was 4:1, which is consistent with findings from the majority of similar studies 167922–24. However, this ratio was slightly higher than previous studies122225 in the Ibadan area.…”

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Epidemiology of penetrating eye injury in Ibadan: A 10-year hospital-based review

Fasina

2011

Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol

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Purpose:To assess risk factors associated with the occurrence of penetrating ocular injuries among patients presenting to an eye hospital at Ibadan, Nigeria.Materials and Methods:All cases of penetrating ocular injury presenting over a 10 - year period, were identified by retrospective chart review. All current cases of penetrating ocular injury identified were included. All information was obtained retrospectively from the medical records.Results:The cohort consisted of 135 cases. The follow-up was for an average period of 24.6 weeks (range, 12-312 weeks). Injuries were most likely to occur at home, in a domestic setting (58%). The most common mechanism of injury was projectile missiles hitting the eye. The age range for injuries was 9 months to 70 years. Penetrating ocular injury was most frequent in the 20-29 years group (31.9%) followed by the 0–9 years age group (31.1%). Males were more frequently involved than females (ratio 4:1). The final acuity was better than 6/18 in 14.8% and less than 3/60 in 59.3% of cases.Conclusions:Penetrating ocular injury occurs, most frequently, in a domestic setting and mostly as a result of working with sharp objects. Preventive measures are recommended to reduce visual disabilities due to ocular injuries.

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“…The epidemiology has been studied in developed countries3–5 and some developing countries 6–8. Data on ocular injuries in Nigeria is available from previous studies 9–13.…”

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Epidemiology of penetrating eye injury in Ibadan: A 10-year hospital-based review

Fasina

2011

Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol

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“…A study done on blast injuries in Tigray showed the mean age to be 24 years (SD not reported) (33). The typical male to female ratio is 4:1 worldwide (5,15,16,(18)(19)(20)(21)(22). But this study revealed the ratio to be 3.22:1 being comparable with the 1994 GC at Menelik II Hospital which was 3.54:1 (31).…”

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“…Different studies worldwide show ed that ocular trauma is more common in males and in those less than 30 years of age (4,5,(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). The typical male to female ratio is 4:1 worldwide (5,15,16,(18)(19)(20)(21)(22). There is significant shift from workplace to home as a place of eye injuries as studies show (5,(23)(24)(25) .…”

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A 2-year review of ocular trauma in Jimma University Specialized Hospital

Asaminew¹,

Gelaw²,

Alemseged³

2011

Ethiop J Health Sci

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BACKGROU D: Ocular trauma is an important public health hazard with enormous human, social and economical consequences. Worldwide, there are about 1.6 million blind and 19 million with unilateral visual loss people from eye injuries. A study done at a teaching referral hospital in Addis Ababa revealed 15.8% of blindness to be attributed to trauma alone. But there are no researches done on patterns of ocular trauma in the study area. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the pattern of ocular trauma among patients seen in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. METHODS: A 2-year retrospective review of records on 304 patients with ocular trauma seen from July 1 st , 2006-June 30 th , 2008 was done using a structured format. Data were analyzed using SPSS for Windows version 16.0. Associations between variables were checked by Chi-Square test and significance considered when p < 0.05. RESULTS: Ocular trauma accounted for 1452(6.9%) of the 21165 ocular patients seen at the outpatient department in the aforementioned 2 years period. Of the studied 304 cases, 194(63.8%) were below age 30 with mean age 25.5(SD±15.6). Male to female ratio was 3.2:1. One hundred twenty one (39.8%) patients presented to hospital in 2-7days of injury. Duration of presentation had significant association with presence of infection and other complications (p-value<0.05). The causes of injury were violence related, domestic accidents and occupational in 51(16.8%), 40(13.2%) and 36(11.8%) of cases, respectively. Closed globe injuries accounted for 138 (45.4%), open globe injuries for 69 (22.7%) and adnexal injuries constituted 93 (30.6%). Rupture of the globe was seen in 14 (4.6%) while 15 (4.9%) cases were diagnosed with endophthalmitis. CO CLUSIO S: Ocular trauma is found to be of a significant magnitude in the study area. Closed globe injuries are seen more than open globe injuries. Delay in presentation was associated with infections and other complications. We recommend preventing the injury/mechanisms to reduce occurrence of injury and promote early care seeking behavior.

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Clinical Epidemiology, Prevention, and Rehabilitation

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Ocular Traumatology

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Demography and prognostic factors of ocular injuries in South India

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Epidemiology of penetrating eye injury in Ibadan: A 10-year hospital-based review

Epidemiology of penetrating eye injury in Ibadan: A 10-year hospital-based review

A 2-year review of ocular trauma in Jimma University Specialized Hospital

Clinical Epidemiology, Prevention, and Rehabilitation

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