Clinical survey of the Ocular Trauma Patients visited Emergency Department.
- Author:
Dong Jin GWAK
;
Chol KIM
;
Jae Woo JIN
;
Taeg Hwan BAE
;
Haeng Jae KIM
;
Young Ki MIN
;
Cheol Joo LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Blindness;
Emergencies*;
Emergency Service, Hospital*;
Emergency Treatment;
Eye Diseases;
Humans;
Incidence
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
1998;9(1):113-121
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors analysed statically 420 Cases of the ocular trauma among 35,460 patients who visited to the emergency department, from Jul. 1995 to Jun. 1996. Ocular trauma is one of the commonest causes of eye diseases and blindness, but its patterns and incidences are variable according to the environment. A large number of patients can be readily treated in the emergency department. Prevention is, of course, the best management, but when an ocular injury occurs, proper emergency treatment can often prevent permanent damage.
