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Anterior Segment Organ Culture Platform for Tracking Open Globe Injuries and Therapeutic Performance
Published on: August 25, 2021
Pattern of open eye injuries in northwest Turkey: a retrospective study
Levent Altıntaş1, Ozgül Altıntaş, Nurşen Yüksel
1Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey. leventaltintas@gmail.com
Background:
We aimed to review the epidemiology and visual outcome of patients with open globe injuries in the northwest part of Turkey.
Methods:
All patients admitted to the Department of Ophthalmology, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine with open globe injuries between 2004-2008 were reviewed retrospectively.
Results:
Ninety-five eyes of 95 patients, aged between 3 and 79 years, were reviewed. The type of open eye injury was laceration in 76 eyes (80%) and rupture in 19 eyes (20%). In all age groups, projectile objects were the most common cause of injury. In patients 18 years and older, sharp objects (11.1%) were the least prevalent cause of open globe injuries; however, traumas with sharp objects were common in patients younger than 18 years (38.1%) (p=0.01). In patients younger than 18 years, most injuries occurred at home (68.3%), while in patients 18 years and older, the majority of ocular traumas occurred at work (59.2%) (p=0.000). Isolated Zone I lesions showed more improvement in visual acuity than other zones (p=0.043).
Conclusion:
Open globe injury in northwest Turkey varied with age and gender. Education and safety precautions are essential to prevent open eye injuries.
