Eyelid Wounds: Epidemiological, Clinical and Etiological Aspects
Aly Mbara Ka,
Jean Pierre Diagne,
Aissatou Aw
et al.
Abstract:Purpose: The aim is to show epidemiological, clinical and etiological characteristics of palpebral wounds. Methodology: This was a retrospective study focusing on patients with an eyelid wound, over a 10-year period from 2012 to 2021. We collected and analyzed the data using Excel. Results: The frequency of eyelid wounds was 0.1%. The average age of our patients was 19.38 years with a range of 1 and 62 years. The sex ratio was 3.7. Eighty-one percent of patients lived in Dakar. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of pat… Show more
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