Retrospective study of ocular trauma in Thi-Qar city | ||
| Thi-Qar Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 1, December 2016, Pages 113-125 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Rassol; Muataz Hasan Jaaz; Wajida Saad Bunian | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Purpose: To review the epidemiology of serious ocular trauma presenting to Habobi teaching Hospital in Thi-Qar city. Methods: This is a retrospective epidemiological study of ocular trauma patients admitted to Habobi teaching hospital during a three-year period (January2013-January2016). Cases were analyzed with respect to: (1) demographics, (2) time, place, activity during trauma and cause of trauma, (3) examination finding. Results: five hundred and ten patients (five bilateral injuries) sustaining serious ocular injury requiring hospitalization were included during the study period. 65.5% of ocular trauma occurred in men (P < 0.001 chi-square test) with an average age of 23 years (ranging from 2 months to 65 years). There were 415 (81.3%) open globe injuries and 95 (18.7%) closed globe injuries. In open globe injuries, it is shown that 40% had corneal wound, 6.6% had limbal wound, 24% had scleral wound, 27.8% had corneoscleral wound, 37% had iris prolapse, 20.5% had traumatic hyphema, 29.4% had traumatic cataract, 9.8% had IOFB, and 1% had perforating injuries. Of the closed globe injuries, 6.6% of patients had traumatic hyphema, 4% had traumatic cataract, 2.7% had subconjunctival hemorrhage and conjunctival tear, 1.9% had sublaxated lens, and 1.5% had corneal intrastromal | ||
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