Abstract
Purpose: To find the frequency and characteristics of ocular trauma in a tertiary
care hospital in Lodhran.
Study design: Cross sectional study.
Sampling Technique: Convenient non-probability sampling.
Place and duration of study: This study was conducted at Shahida Islam
Teaching Hospital affiliated with Shahida Islam Medical College, Lodhran from
December 2016 to September 2018.
Material and Methods: Detailed history and ocular examination were performed
with regard to age, gender, classification of ocular trauma, aetiology of trauma,
place where trauma occurred, note of ocular damage, nature of object, activity at
the time of injury, presenting visual acuity and time lapse before presentation to
hospital after trauma were recorded.
Results: There were 393 patients included in this study. Mean age of patients
was 28.97 ± 12.59 years. There were 198 (50.4%) closed globe and 195 (49.6%)
open globe injuries. In 53 (13.5%) cases injury was caused by metal object. In
132 (33.6%) cases injury was classified as contusion. In 146 (37.2%) cases
cornea was involved. There were 95 (24.2%) cases that occurred in home. In
156 (39.7%) cases presenting visual acuity was less than 6/60. There were 272
(69.2%) males and 121 (30.8%) females. There were 342 (87.0%) patients who
presented within 1 day after trauma. In 122 (31.0%) cases there was prolapse of
ocular contents.
Conclusion: Ocular trauma occurred more commonly in males. It was blunt and
occurred in home setting in most of the times. Most of the eye injuries
aetiological agent was metal and wood.
Muhammad Luqman Ali Bahoo, Ahmad Zeeshan Jamil, Beenish Karamat. (2019) Frequency and Characteristics of Ocular Trauma in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Lodhran, Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 35, Issue 2.
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