Göz Travması Sebebiyle Acil Servise Başvuran Özel Okul Çocuklarında Sebepler, Tedavi ve Prognoz

Objectives: To analyze the causes, treatment, and outcome in the private school children admitted to emergency department (ED) for\udeye injury.\udMaterial and Methods: The recordings of 57 children with eye traumas were examined retrospectively. Examination, treatment, and\udfollow-up files of the children were recorded.\udResults: The age of the 57 children varied between 8 and 16 years. The trauma causes were impact during playing in 35.1% (20) of\udcases, hit by ball in 31.5% (18) of cases, injury by paper objects in 7.1% (4) of cases, injury by pencil in 5.3% (3) of cases, and injuries by\udother foreign objects (glass, rubber, branch of tree, and racket) in 21.0% (12) of cases. Cornea erosion in 54.3% (31) of cases, conjunctival\uderosion and irritation in 19.2% (11) of cases, eyelid laceration in 8.8% (5) of cases, subconjunctival hemorrhage in 8.8% (5) of cases,\udeyelid edema in 5.3% (3) of cases, hyphema in 1.8% (1) of cases, and iridocyclitis in 1.8% (1) of cases were found. Repair of eyelid was\udperformed in 3 cases.\udConclusion: Eye traumas are very commonly seen in private school children. While most of the cases are simple injuries, significant\udproblems such as lid lacerations that necessitate repair can also encountered in a few cases. A fast and efficient treatment usually\udminimizes the risk of sequel development. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2014; 44: 216-8