Valeria D'Antone1, Diana Cristina Palencia Flórez2,3, Claudia Juliana Lopez García4, Flor De María Cáceres Manrique5, Nahyr López Barbosa5. 1. Specialized in Anterior Segment, Optometry School, Saint Thomas University, Bucaramanga, Colombia. 2. Specialized in Anterior Segment, Optometry School, Saint Thomas University, Bucaramanga, Colombia. diana.palencia@ustabuca.edu.co. 3. Saint Thomas University, Bucaramanga, Health division, Faculty of Optometry, Cra 27 No 180-395, Bucaramanga, Colombia. diana.palencia@ustabuca.edu.co. 4. Saint Thomas University Bucaramanga, Bucaramanga, Colombia. 5. Public Health Department, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Eye injury is a serious worldwide public health problem that may cause blindness. In children, blindness has functional impact and psychosocial implications. As indicated in many worldwide studies, identification of risk factors associated with the socio-cultural context may prevent eye injuries. The objetive of the study is to describe the sociodemographic and epidemiological characteristics of pediatric eye injury and its effects on ocular structures in a public hospital from Colombia. METHOD: A retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2017, in a tertiary public hospital of a medium-sized city located in the Northeast of Colombia. Children under 15 years old with trauma to the eyeball or its adnexa were included. The Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology System (BETTS) was used. Eye burns and Ocular adnexa were also included. RESULTS: 61 cases of eye injuries were recorded, 67.21% (41 cases) of which were males. 57.37% (35 cases) corresponded to closed-globe injuries both contusion and lamellar laceration. Visual acuity fluctuated between 20/20 and 20/40. 14.75% (9 cases) were open-globe injuries while 50% (4 cases) were penetrating trauma. 27.86% of the injuries (17 cases) did not directly compromise the eyeball, 58.82% (10 of these cases) of which corresponded to eyelid wounds, and neither of those had visual acuity information. CONCLUSION: The study showed that the majority of eye injuries in children under 15 years old, from a public hospital in the Northeast of Colombia, are closed globe, caused by blows, and occur in males.
BACKGROUND:Eye injury is a serious worldwide public health problem that may cause blindness. In children, blindness has functional impact and psychosocial implications. As indicated in many worldwide studies, identification of risk factors associated with the socio-cultural context may prevent eye injuries. The objetive of the study is to describe the sociodemographic and epidemiological characteristics of pediatric eye injury and its effects on ocular structures in a public hospital from Colombia. METHOD: A retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2017, in a tertiary public hospital of a medium-sized city located in the Northeast of Colombia. Children under 15 years old with trauma to the eyeball or its adnexa were included. The Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology System (BETTS) was used. Eye burns and Ocular adnexa were also included. RESULTS: 61 cases of eye injuries were recorded, 67.21% (41 cases) of which were males. 57.37% (35 cases) corresponded to closed-globe injuries both contusion and lamellar laceration. Visual acuity fluctuated between 20/20 and 20/40. 14.75% (9 cases) were open-globe injuries while 50% (4 cases) were penetrating trauma. 27.86% of the injuries (17 cases) did not directly compromise the eyeball, 58.82% (10 of these cases) of which corresponded to eyelid wounds, and neither of those had visual acuity information. CONCLUSION: The study showed that the majority of eye injuries in children under 15 years old, from a public hospital in the Northeast of Colombia, are closed globe, caused by blows, and occur in males.
Authors: L M Parver; A L Dannenberg; B Blacklow; C J Fowler; R J Brechner; J M Tielsch Journal: Public Health Rep Date: 1993 Sep-Oct Impact factor: 2.792
Authors: O D Schein; P L Hibberd; B J Shingleton; T Kunzweiler; D A Frambach; J M Seddon; N L Fontan; P F Vinger Journal: Ophthalmology Date: 1988-03 Impact factor: 12.079