| Literature DB >> 10456122 |
A M Baiyeroju-Agbeja1, O I Olurin-Aina.
Abstract
A retrospective study was carried out on 60 children under 12 years of age with penetrating eye injuries. This formed 28.7% of all penetrating eye injuries seen in the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Corneal lacerations extending to the limbus was the main type of injury occurring in 65% of the patients. In all, 63% of the patient were males. Visual outcomes was poor in this age group with only 19.3% (11 patients) retaining good vision of 6/12 or better.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID： 10456122
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Afr J Med Med Sci ISSN： 0309-3913