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ArticleOman journal of ophthalmology

Surgical management of pediatric eye injuries.

Tahra AlMahmoud, Mohamed Elhanan, Hanan N Alshamsi, Sameeha M Al Hadhrami, Rabah Almahmoud, Fikri M Abu-Zidan

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Article in Oman journal of ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tahra AlMahmoudDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Mohamed ElhananDepartment of Ophthalmology, Al-Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Hanan N AlshamsiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Al-Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Sameeha M Al HadhramiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Al-Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Rabah AlmahmoudDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Fikri M Abu-ZidanDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates University · AEUniversity of Sharjah · AE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEye injury is a leading cause of unilateral childhood blindness. The purpose of this research was to study the management and visual outcome of pediatric eye injuries necessitating hospitalization and surgical repair. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis is a retrospective study of children having eye injury that needed surgical repair over the period of 2012 and 2017. Demographic data, place of occurrence, activity at the time of injury, place and cause of injury, presenting signs, surgical interventions, visual acuity (VA) before and after surgery, and causes for vision limitations were studied.

resultsThirty-nine eyes of children were surgically treated. The mean (range) age of the patients was 3 years (1-15 years). Nearly 61.5% were males. Almost 80% of injuries occurred at home and while playing (71.8%). Trauma with sharp objects (35.8%) was the most common cause of injury. Majority presented to the hospital in <6 h (89%), mainly with eye pain (95%). Corneal laceration (53.8%), traumatic cataract (15.3%), and foreign body (15.3%) were the most common clinical findings. Twenty-one (53.8%) eyes sustained open-globe injuries. Fifteen percent had vision of 20/200 or worse at follow-up. The VA improved significantly at follow-up (

conclusionsEye injury is a major cause of vision loss in children. Despite early presentation to our hospital and prompt interventions, significant number of our pediatric patients sustained limited VA in ruptured globe injuries.

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Blindnesspediatric eye injurypreventionsurgical management

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