This study investigated the epidemiology, aetiologies, and complications of playtime open-globe injuries in children at the Assiut University Hospital, Egypt, between January to July 2016.
This prospective study was conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, Assiut University Hospital, which is the largest tertiary referral hospital in Upper Egypt and provides 24-hour ophthalmic emergency services for six governorates. The study included all children (age ≤18 years) admitted with open-globe injuries that occurred during playtime over a 6-month study period. Demographic information (age and sex), the site and mechanism of injury, the site of ocular laceration (corneal, scleral or corneoscleral) and associated complications were recorded and analysed.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
81
repair of corneal, corneoscleral, or scleral wounds
Visual acuity (in Decimal using Snellen chart) after repair of open globe injury
measurement of corrected distant visual acuity after wound repair.
Time frame: 1 day
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