[Contusion eye traumas: etiology, clinical characteristics and final results]

Examination of the aetiology, clinical characteristics and the final results for contusion traumas of the eyeball.

Retrospective examination of the clinical documentation for 247 patients (260 eyes of which 219 male and 41 female), treated in Emergency Eye Clinic during the period 1994-1996. The patients are separated in groups by their age.

Contusion traumas are more frequent in children and men aged up to 50 years old. The traumas are caused by different factors but these having housework and criminal character prevail. The eyeball is with not damaged entity in 225 eyes (86.54%) and with damaged entity in 35 eyes (13.46%). Injuries in both eyes are observed in 11 patients. The clinical characteristics show simultaneous injury of the front protection elements and the eyeball. More often all tissues and areas of the eye are damaged. Serious damages in the area of iris-lens diaphragm, vitreous and retina are observed. The final visual acuity in 178 eyes (68.48%) is between 20/40 and 20/20.

The contusion traumas are more frequent in children and young men. The traumas caused by factors having housework and criminal character prevail. Usually all tissues and areas of the eye are damaged. The final visual acuity of the most of the eyes is between 20/40 and 20/20.