The epidemiology and etiology of pediatric ocular trauma

Abstract Eighteen million people worldwide have uniocular blindness from traumatic injury. Injuries occur disproportionally commonly in childhood. Every year a quarter of a million children present with serious ocular trauma. For the vast majority the injury is preventable. We review the internation...

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Published in:Survey of ophthalmology 2013-09, Vol.58 (5), p.476-485
Main Authors: Abbott, Joseph, FRCOphth, Shah, Peter, FRCOphth, FRCP(Ed)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
blindness
Child
Child, Preschool
childhood eye injury
Epidemiologic Studies
Eye Injuries - epidemiology
Eye Injuries - etiology
Eye Injuries - prevention & control
Humans
Incidence
Infant
ocular trauma
Ophthalmology
penetrating eye injury
perforating eye injury
prevention
Risk Factors
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Summary:Abstract Eighteen million people worldwide have uniocular blindness from traumatic injury. Injuries occur disproportionally commonly in childhood. Every year a quarter of a million children present with serious ocular trauma. For the vast majority the injury is preventable. We review the international literature that identifies high-risk circumstances.
ISSN:0039-6257
1879-3304
DOI:10.1016/j.survophthal.2012.10.007