A Clinical Observation of Ocular Injuries of Inpatients.
- Author:
Yong JANG
1
;
Sook OH
;
Nam Chul JI
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cause;
Complication;
Incidence;
Ocular injury;
Visual acuity
- MeSH:
Accidents, Occupational;
Accidents, Traffic;
Cataract;
Corneal Opacity;
Humans;
Hyphema;
Incidence;
Inpatients*;
Lacerations;
Male;
Sutures;
Violence;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1993;34(3):257-263
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The author analyzed 514 patients with ocular injuries among 2676 inpatients who were admitted to Chosun University Hospital from January 1986 to December 1991. The results were as follows: 1. The incidence of ocular injuries was 19.2% of all inpatients. 2. The incidence was more common in male (82.6%) and in the order of 3rd decade (26.7%), 4th decade (20.7%) and teenage (16.4%). 3. The ocular injuries were more common in the spring (31.9%), and in March. 4. The most common cause of ocular injuries was industrial accident (25.5%), followed by individual accident, traffic accident and violence. Trauma inflicated while staging demonstration was 6.6%. 5. The most common ocular injury was traumatic hyphema (21.0%), followed by corneal laceration, canalicular disruption, and lid laceration. 6. The most common surgical procedure was corneoscleral suture (34.6%), followed by primary lid suture and canalicular reconstruction. 7. The final visual acuity was improved to 0.5 or more in 41.4%. 8. The most common complication of ocular injuries after treatment was corneal opacity (41.2%), followed by vitreous opacity and traumatic cataract.
