An Important Cause of Blindness in Children: Open Globe Injuries

Objective. Our aim was to present and evaluate the predictive factors of visual impairment and blindness according to WHO criteria in pediatric open globe injuries. Methods. The medical records of 94 patients younger than 18 years who underwent primary repair surgery were reviewed retrospectively. T...

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Published in:Journal of ophthalmology 2016-01, Vol.2016 (2016), p.1-5
Main Authors: Ozmen, Ahmet Tuncer, Akova-Budak, Berna, Kıvanç, Sertaç Argun, Yildiz, Meral, Çevik, Sadık Gorkem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blindness
Cataracts
Causes of
Children
Cornea
Demographic aspects
Injuries
Patients
Pediatrics
Retinal detachment
Surgery
Trauma
Visual impairment
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Summary:Objective. Our aim was to present and evaluate the predictive factors of visual impairment and blindness according to WHO criteria in pediatric open globe injuries. Methods. The medical records of 94 patients younger than 18 years who underwent primary repair surgery were reviewed retrospectively. The initial and final visual acuity, anterior and posterior segment findings, and zone of injury were noted. The patients were classified as blindness in one eye or visual impairment in one eye. Results. Of 412 patients who presented with open globe injury, 94 (23%) were under 18 years old. Fifty-four (16 females, 38 males) children were included. The mean age of the children was 7.1 ± 4.1 years. According to WHO criteria, 19 of 54 patients (35%) had unilateral blindness and 8 had unilateral visual impairment (15%). There was no significant relationship between final visual acuity and gender and injured eye. In visually impaired and blind patients, presence of preoperative hyphema, retinal detachment, and zone 2 and zone 3 injuries was significantly higher. Conclusion. Presence of hyphema and zone 2 and zone 3 injuries and retinal detachment may end up with visual impairment and/or blindness in children.
ISSN:2090-004X
2090-0058
DOI:10.1155/2016/7173515