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Work‐related penetrating eye injuries
Author(s) -
Patel B. C. K.,
Morgan L. H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1991.tb04831.x
Subject(s) - medicine , eye injuries , foreign bodies , eye protection , poison control , injury prevention , ophthalmology , optometry , surgery , medical emergency , physics , quantum mechanics
A review of all penetrating eye injuries treated at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital over 5 years (January 1st 1982 to December 31st 1986) was undertaken. There were 258 penetrating eye injuries of which 69 (26.7%) were due to work‐related accidents. All were men and 52 (75.4%) of them were under the age of 40 years. Hammering and chiselling were the commonest activities at the time of the injury and accounted for 25 cases (36.2%). Thirty‐six patient (52.1%) had intraocular foreign bodies. Thirty‐six patients (52.1%) achieved a good visual result (6/12 or better) and 9 had no perception of light, 7 of whom had enucleations. The period of inpatient treatment ranged from 1 to 26 days. From the analysis of the activities at the time of the injury, 61 injuries (88.4%) may be considered to be preventable with appropriate eye protection.