A Statistical Observation on the Eye Injuries in Childhood.
- Author:
Kyu Hyoung HAN
1
;
Soo Jik LEE
;
Duck Keun YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical College and Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Cataract;
Diptera;
Eye Injuries*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Iron;
Needles;
Outpatients;
Play and Playthings;
Seasons;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1973;14(4):363-367
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors ana lysed statistically seventy-five cases of the eye injuries in childhood under the age of 20 years old during a full year of 1972. 1. Incidence of eye injuries under 20 years old was about 1.1% of total out-patients and 39.9% of total eye injuries. 2. The most common objects to the injury were iron pieces or iron made materials (24%) such as needle, nail, flying iron piece, toy, wire and bar etc. 3. The most common nature of eye injuries was traumatic cataract (14.2%) 4. Seasonally the high peak of injuries was in summer (33.3%) and winter vacation (30.7%) 5. Blindness(under20/200 of corrected VA) was occured finally in 10.8% of total 75 cases.
