Work‐related penetrating eye injuries

Patel, B. C. K.; Morgan, L. H.

doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.1991.tb04831.x

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“…In our material, 38% of the PEI were occupational and were most common in construction work. This is in keeping with many other reports (Blomdahl & Norell 1984;Punnonen 1989;Pate1 & Morgan 1991). In Massachusetts (Schein et al 1988), 50% of all bulbar ruptures were caused by occupational traumas, half of them in construction industries and the other half in connection with automobile reparing units.…”

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Perforating eye injuries in a western part of Sweden

Byhr

1994

Acta Ophthalmologica

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We performed a prospective study of all perforating eye injuries in a western part of Sweden during 1989-1991. We registered 140 cases (141 eyes) in a population of 1.4 million. Annual incidence was 3.3 per 100,000 inhabitants. Follow-up time was 6 months or more in 91 (64%) of the cases. Perforating eye injuries were 5.6 times more common in men than in women. Occupational injuries accounted for 37% of perforating eye injuries. Twenty-nine per cent of perforating eye injuries were injuries that occurred during domestic and leisure time. In addition to metal fragments, a whole nail was a common perforating object in these groups. Playing activity accounted for 11% of the perforating eye injuries, traffic accidents for 3% and assault for 9%. In a group of elderly patients (9%) perforating eye injuries were caused by falls. Visual acuity was 0.5 or better in 57 (63%) of the eyes with a follow-up period of at least 6 months. Only 2 of the 141 eyes were enucleated.

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Perforating eye injuries in a western part of Sweden

Byhr

1994

Acta Ophthalmologica

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“…Foreign bodies especially consisting of small metal particles were the most common form of corneal foreign bodies. Patel and colleagues reported that 52% of intraocular foreign bodies that occur during hammering and chipping operations often at work have magnetic properties and that these cases constitute 26.7% of all penetrating eye injury cases 21 .…”

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Gülen¹,

Ay²,

Acehan³

et al. 2016

Cukurova Med J

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The aim of this study was to determine the admission complaints, demographic characteristics, etiology, diagnosis, and outcome of patients who admitted to emergency department with eye-related complaints. Material and Methods: All patients, over the age of 18, who admitted to emergency department with eye-related complaints between June 2011 and May 2012, were included prospectively in this study. Demographic characteristics, etiology, admission complaints, diagnosis, and outcome of the patients in the emergency department were evaluated with statistical analysis. Results: At the time of the study, a total of 201427 adult patients admitted to our emergency department and 3256 (1.6%) were included in the study. 77.5% of the patients (2524) were males. The most frequent diagnosis was trauma (30.3%) in female gender, whereas it was superficial foreign bodies (46.2%) in male gender. The most common cause of trauma was home accidents (57.4%) in females, whereas it was work accidents (73%) in males. Of patients admitted due to vision loss (0.46%), it was identified that these patients were older and visual loss is more dependent on non-traumatic ophthalmic emergencies. Conclusions: The majority of cases of ophthalmic emergencies are work accidents in young active workingmen patients group. The most common complaints of patients are trauma and superficial foreign bodies. Vision loss depends mostly on non-traumatic ophthalmic emergencies seen in the elderly.

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“…Ocular trauma is a significant cause of unilateral blindness in Egypt [1], other Arab world countries [2][3][4][5][6][7], and even in developed countries [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. However, a general survey of the incidence of ocular trauma and the resultant visual morbidity and blindness in Egypt has never been formally reported.…”

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Pattern, Risk Factors and Outcome of Ocular Trauma in Children Treated at Sohag University Hospital

Awny

Hassan

Abdallah

2019

Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology

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There was a higher incidence among children from urban areas (40 cases, 66.7%) than those from rural areas (22 cases, 33.3%). The majority of patients (46 cases; 76.7%) came to the hospital within 24 hours of their trauma; 9 cases (15%) showed a delay of more than 24 hours, and 5cases (8.3%) showed a delay of more than 1 week, who had a higher rates of complications. The most common cause of ocular Trauma in children in this study was injury by sharp objects accounted for 27 cases (45%), followed by blunt trauma 10 cases (16.7%), then trauma by stones 8 cases (13.3%), trauma by a plant object 7 cases (11.7%), falling on the face 5 cases (8.3%), and trauma by woody objects 3 cases (5%). The Post traumatic Complications included traumatic cataract (26 cases, 43.3%), retinal detachment (4 cases, 6.7%), aphakia (6 cases, 10%), atrophia bulbi (7 cases, 11.7%), endophthalmitis (2 cases, 3.3%), and blood stained cornea (3 cases, 5%). Conclusion: Ocular injuries in children may result in severe visual impairment which can affect the future of these children. The earlier the presentation to the hospital, the better the visual prognosis. The author recommends establishment of educational programs to teach the first aid treatment measures to nurses working in primary health centers, teachers, and general population. Fortunately, most pediatric ocular trauma is preventable by simple measures. Increased literacy and health awareness is vital.

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Work‐related penetrating eye injuries

Cited by 15 publications

References 9 publications

Perforating eye injuries in a western part of Sweden

Perforating eye injuries in a western part of Sweden

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Pattern, Risk Factors and Outcome of Ocular Trauma in Children Treated at Sohag University Hospital

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