Volume : 8, Issue : 4, April - 2019

Perforating ocular injuries- a retrospective study from tertiary care hospital of north India.

Angli Manhas, Gaurav S Manhas, Rameshwar S Manhas

Abstract :

Background: Ocular trauma is one of the main cause of corneal blindness which affects 12% of world’s population & is amenable to treatment. The leading cause of non-congenital unilateral blindness in children is ocular trauma. Children suffer a higher percentage of open globe injuries than adults which yield worse visual outcomes in ocular trauma. Aims: The objective of the study was to analyse epidemiological pattern of perforating ocular injuries. Materials & Methods: The present 5 years retrospective study involves all the patients who had been reported as a case of perforating/penetrating ocular injury in the tertiary care hospital. The records of all patients with perforating ocular injury seen during this period were reviewed & data such as demographic details, presenting visual acuity, all ocular findings, examinations etc were collected. Results: Total of 365 perforating/penetrating ocular injury patients were seen during study period. Maximum incidence of perforating injuries was noticed ≤10 years of age i.e. 36.2%. Males (79.5%) outnumbered females in the present study. Regarding structural involvement, cornea constitute (65.5%) perforating injuries followed by corneoscleral i.e. 19.7%. Conclusion: From present study, we may conclude that maximum incidence of perforating injury was noticed in children with more preponderance in males. Corneal perforation is more common as it is the most exposed part of eye.