Eye injuries in childhood: A retrospective investigation of 88 cases from 1988 to 2000

To assess the frequency, causes, mechanisms, and functional outcomes of eye injuries in childhood. A retrospective analysis of the hospital files of patients younger than 12 years admitted to the Institute of Ophthalmology of Verona University for eye injuries from January 1, 1988, to December 31, 2...

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Published in:European journal of ophthalmology 2003-10, Vol.13 (8), p.710-713
Main Authors: TOMAZZOLI, L, RENZI, G, MANSOLDO, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Home - statistics & numerical data
Age Distribution
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Eye Injuries - complications
Eye Injuries - epidemiology
Eye Injuries - etiology
Eye Injuries - surgery
Eye Injuries, Penetrating - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Injuries of the orbit. Foreign bodies of the eye. Diseases due to physical agents
Italy - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Retrospective Studies
Schools - statistics & numerical data
Sex Distribution
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:To assess the frequency, causes, mechanisms, and functional outcomes of eye injuries in childhood. A retrospective analysis of the hospital files of patients younger than 12 years admitted to the Institute of Ophthalmology of Verona University for eye injuries from January 1, 1988, to December 31, 2000. Eighty-eight cases of eye injuries (69 [78%] boys, 19 [22%] girls) were identified. The mean age at admission was 7.2 years. The most frequent causes of eye injuries were domestic accidents in patients younger than 6 years (25%) and accidents at play in those older than 6 years (35%). Scissors were the most frequent causative agents in children under 6 and toys, stones, and ball injuries in those over 6. Diagnoses, therapies implemented, ocular complications, and outcomes are reported. The major causes of eye injuries in childhood are preventable; thus more adequate adult supervision and educational and legislative measures are necessary and useful in order to reduce prevalence and morbidity of these accidents.
ISSN:1120-6721
1724-6016
DOI:10.1177/112067210301300808