Study of Etiology and Clinical Manifestations of Ocular Trauma in a Tertiary Care Centre

Dr. N. Ezhilvathani; Dr. M. Jeiganesh; Dr.P.Suruthi

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

Study of Etiology and Clinical Manifestations of Ocular Trauma in a Tertiary Care Centre

Dr. N. Ezhilvathani, Dr. M. Jeiganesh, Dr. P. Suruthi

Abstract :

Purpose: To analyze the magnitude, mode of injury and the clinical manifestations of ocular trauma occurring in patients attending the out patients and emergency department of a tertiary care centre. Methods: This is an observational and descriptive study of 102 patients for a period of 2 months. Patient’s data, mode of injury, extent of injury, and the follow up for 1 month was noted and the outcomes analyzed. Results: The magnitude of the ocular trauma was found to be 2.3% and the study reinforces that ocular trauma mainly affects the young economically productive group between 20 – 50 yearsmainly men (65.7%) more than women (34.3%) andmost of it is due to closed globe mechanical injuries. Only 3.9% cases presented with binocular injury while the others presented with monocular injuries.Better preventive measures at home and work place would reduces the ocular morbidity significantly