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Title: Childhood Penetrating Eye Injuries
Authors: Ebtisam Al-Alawi, Fatima Al-Manai
Affiliation: Salmaniya Medical Centre, Bahrain
Aim: Eye
injuries is the commonest cause of monocular blindness
especially in the developing countries. The purpose of this
study was to examine the causes of penetrating eye injuries
among children in Bahrain, to evaluate the prognosis in
respect to visual outcome, and in the light of results to
suggest goals for preventive measures to reduce eye
injuries.
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Method: Retrospective study of all
children who sustained a penetrating eye injury and required
hospitalization during the period from 1987 -
1996.
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Results: We reviewed the files of 43
children, median age was 9 years, boys out number girls by a
ration of 5:1, the commonest cause of injury was due to sharp
objects in 41%, and place of injury was at home in 53%.
Fourteen (32%) cases resulted in monocular blindness, anterior
segment were predominantly involved and the commonest type of
injury was corneal in 76%. Primary repair of the laceration
was done in 27 cases, cataract surgery was required in 13
patients and vitreous surgery in one case.
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Conclusion: Despite the advances in
surgical technique prevention is critical in reducing the
occurrence of ocular eye morbidity in children.
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Presented at Presented at Sixth
international Congress of Arab Association of pediatric
Surgeons - October 1997
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