Clinical Profile of Ocular Trauma at a Tertiary Care Hospital

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dc.contributor.authorBhaskar, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, RK.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-02T11:58:32Z
dc.date.available2024-12-02T11:58:32Z
dc.date.issued2024-07
dc.description.abstractBackground: Ocular trauma is preventable and one of the leading causes of ocular morbidity and blindness. Approximately 6 million people are blind from eye injuries, 2.3 million with bilateral visual impairment and 19 million with unilateral visual loss worldwide. In developing countries like ours the incidence of eye injuries is very high. This study has been conducted in the view of public health importance to provide information on magnitude, clinical and epidemiological profile of ocular injuries. Methods: A hospital based, cross sectional observational study, conducted during September 2014 - March 2016 in tertiary care center in Jharkhand, all cases of ocular trauma were included in the study. Demographic profile (age, sex, locality, occupation), nature and cause of injury was recorded. Detailed ophthalmological examination including visual acuity, slit lamp examination, indirect ophthalmoscopy, B-scan, intraocular pressure measurement, gonioscopy, computed tomography brain with orbit, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, X-Ray were done in relevant cases. Results: Total of 948 patients of ocular trauma were included. Most patients belong to the age group 21-40 years (60.87%), with mean age of 29.79 + 16.47 years. Males were affected more (73.52%) than females (26.47%). Closed globe injuries were more (75%) than open globe injuries (25%). Anterior segment was involved in (94.30%) and posterior segment in (8.86%). Work-related ocular injuries formed the commonest mode of injury (41.8%) followed by road traffic accident (30.37%). Conclusion: Ocular trauma is one of the most common causes of unilateral blindness. Targeting groups most at risk with health education, providing effective eye protection and strict implementation of traffic rules may decrease the occurrence of ocular injuries.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial medical college, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Ophthalmology, RIO, RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBhaskar A, Gupta RK.. Clinical Profile of Ocular Trauma at a Tertiary Care Hospital. Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal. 2024 Jul; 19(4): 32-42en_US
dc.identifier.issn2321–7227
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/240600
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMs. M. B. Mondalen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume19en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/or/2024/v19i4431en_US
dc.subjectOcular traumaen_US
dc.subjectanterior segmenten_US
dc.subjectopen globe injuryen_US
dc.subjectclosed globe injuryen_US
dc.subjectworkplaceen_US
dc.titleClinical Profile of Ocular Trauma at a Tertiary Care Hospitalen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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