An Observational Study of Ocular Trauma in Aswan University Hospital | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Ophthalmology | ||
| Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2024, Pages 1-11 PDF (384.82 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejomos.2023.230694.1100 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Gabr1; Maha Kamel2; AHMED ELBARAWY3; Tageldin Othman* 4 | ||
| 1Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt | ||
| 2Demonstrator of Ophthalmology at Luxor university, Luxor, Egypt | ||
| 3Department Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Mansoura, Egypt | ||
| 41Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Purpose: to review the epidemiology of ocular trauma among ophthalmic patients attending to Aswan University Hospital Patients & methods: A cross-sectional hospital based study estimating patients sustained ocular trauma within one year period (Jan 2020 - Dec 2020), the association between variables was checked by Chi-square test Results: 701 eyes of 607 patients had sustained ocular trauma in one year period (2020). The mean age of the patients was (23.02 ± 11.52) years, (79.7%) were males and (20.3%) were females, with a male to female ratio of (3.9:1). The majority of injuries were adnexal injuries (38.5%) followed by globe injuries (26.4%), extra global foreign body (18.1%), chemical injuries (2.7%) and intra mural foreign body (0.9%). In globe injuries; (10%) (70) were open globe; ((60) eyes with rupture globe, (6) eyes with penetrating injury, (3) eyes with intraocular foreign body) and (16.4%) (115) were closed globe; ((4.4%) (25) were contusion whereas (12%) (52) were lamellar laceration). The most common eye injury was periocular ecchymosis and oedema (19.1%). Conclusion: Ocular trauma is a major problem for monocular morbidity and blindness. Workers and students as involved in street activities and workplaces were the most affected. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ocular trauma; epidemiology; Aswan University Hospital | ||
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