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[Clinical analysis of 106 school-aged children with eye trauma]
Xiaoyun Wu1, Xianjun Liang, Gangping Zhao
1Department of Ophthalmology, The First Hospital of Foshan 528000, China.
Insights
Eye trauma in school-aged children, often from toys and sharp objects, can cause severe vision loss. Prevention and education are crucial to protect children's eyesight.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Pediatric Ophthalmology
- Trauma Research
Context:
- Eye injuries represent a significant public health concern in school-aged populations.
- Understanding the specific characteristics of pediatric eye trauma is essential for effective management.
- Retrospective analysis of 107 pediatric cases over seven years provides insights into injury patterns.
Purpose:
- To characterize the etiology and clinical presentation of eye trauma in school-aged children.
- To identify common causes and types of ocular injuries.
- To inform appropriate treatment and prevention strategies for pediatric eye trauma.
Summary:
- Common causes include toy-related injuries (plastic guns) and sharp objects (scissors, needles), as well as fireworks.
- Ocular contusion leading to hyphema and penetrating corneal wounds were frequently observed.
- Preoperative visual acuity was severely impaired in 44.9% of cases, with 83.2% achieving visual recovery postoperatively.
Impact:
- Highlights the severe visual impairment resulting from pediatric eye trauma.
- Emphasizes the critical need for enhanced preventive measures and public eye protection education.
- Provides data to support targeted interventions aimed at reducing childhood eye injuries.
Purpose:
To detect the characteristics of school-aged children with eye trauma for giving an appropriate way of treatment and prevention.
Methods:
One hundred and six cases (107 eyes) of school-aged children with eye trauma treated in our hospital in the last 7 years were analyzed retrospectively.
Results:
The main causes of trauma were playing plastic guns, firecracker and fireworks, scissors, or needle. Hyphema by ocular contusion or penetrating wound of cornea were often observed. The visual acuity of 44. 9% traumatic eyes was lower than 0.05 preoperatively and most of them (83.2%) recovered from blindness postoperatively.
Conclusions:
Eye trauma was severely harmful to school-aged children's eyes. Paying more attention to prevention and carrying out extensively popular education of eye protection were two important means to prevent children from injury.
