Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology 2020
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-90495-5_282-1
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Ocular Trauma in Infancy and Childhood

Abstract: Trauma is an important cause of ocular morbidity in childhood with only strabismus ranking higher in frequency as an indication for eye surgery, and only amblyopia is responsible for more monocular vision loss. An estimated 2.4 million eye injuries occur annually in the United States, of which 95% are limited to the anterior segment. Children aged 11-15 years have a particularly high incidence of severe eye injury compared with other age groups, and most ocular trauma in younger children occurs during casual p… Show more

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“…In addition, their motor skills are not well developed to deal with such hazards [ 6 , 9 ]. Many studies were conducted to evaluate ocular trauma in children regarding epidemiology, etiology, mechanism, and visual outcome [ 10 - 11 ]. This retrospective study focused on those parameters over years to explore whether there were any alterations in those patterns with time.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition, their motor skills are not well developed to deal with such hazards [ 6 , 9 ]. Many studies were conducted to evaluate ocular trauma in children regarding epidemiology, etiology, mechanism, and visual outcome [ 10 - 11 ]. This retrospective study focused on those parameters over years to explore whether there were any alterations in those patterns with time.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%