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Pattern of pediatric eye injuries in Tehran, Iran

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Childhood ocular trauma is a preventable cause of visual impairment and blindness worldwide. This prospective study was conducted to explore the profile of eye injuries in pediatric patients referring to a tertiary eye center in Tehran, Iran. Six hundred consecutive pediatric patients aged 17 or less who presented to emergency department of Farabi Hospital were enrolled. Age and sex of pediatric patients, time of trauma, time between trauma and presentation, place of injury, etiology of eye injury, visual acuity, and type of injury based on Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology were collected. Mean (±SD) age of cases was 7.9 ± 4.8. Male to female ratio was 2.3:1. More than 70 % of the patients presented less than 12 h after ocular trauma. Most injuries occurred at home (57.7 %) followed by street (20.3 %). Twelve patients had visual acuity lower than 0.1 at initial visit. Projectile trauma was the most common cause (35.8 %) followed by blunt trauma (33.3 %). 86.3 % of traumatic events consisted in closed globe injuries. Parents should be involved more effectively in care and supervision of their children especially for boys, at home and on holidays.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mehdi Sharifzadeh & Elham Rahmanikhah

  2. Neuroscience Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

    Nouzar Nakhaee

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Sharifzadeh, M., Rahmanikhah, E. & Nakhaee, N. Pattern of pediatric eye injuries in Tehran, Iran. Int Ophthalmol 33, 255–259 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-012-9684-4

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