EPIDMIOLOGY OF MECHANICAL EYE INJURES WITH INDICATION TO BE HOSPITALISED

V. Jakšiċ ,
V. Jakšiċ

Clinic for eye diseases, Medical faculty Priština , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

D. Vukša ,
D. Vukša

Clinic for eye diseases, Medical faculty Priština , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

D. Stamenković ,
D. Stamenković

Clinic for eye diseases, Medical faculty Priština , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

L. Žorić
L. Žorić

Clinic for eye diseases, Medical faculty Priština , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

Published: 01.12.2006.

Volume 34, Issue 2 (2006)

pp. 37-40;

https://doi.org/10.70949/pramed200602153J

Abstract

In average 2% cases cause of blindness are mechanical injuries of the eye. This retrospective study was conducted in a 6 years period (from 1990 to 1995). Regarding to demographic data (74% were male with domination of children up to 6 years old of among age structure 151 patients, or 23%;The most numerous were pupils and students (247 or 37%).1% of patient were injured both eyes in the same time. The most common cause of eye trauma was wood (28%) and during the playing time (48%) and at home (27%). At 25 patients evisceration and enucleation were performed. Visual acuity was satisfied or good at 52% patients at the reception but on admission result was better: 68%

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