results males (8,593 patients) were more likely to have eye trauma than females (1,262). the mean age for the outpatient cases was 20.3 ± 16.39 years and for the inpatient cases it was 22.7 ± 18.95 years. the workplace was the most common site for trauma and the cornea was the most reported anatomically injured site. for those patients who had not used safety and protection equipment, 93.1% wer...

purpose: to evaluate the prevalence of acute ocular chemical injuries in patients referred to labbafinejad medical center (lmc) over a period of one year. methods: all patients with chemical burns referred to lmc emergency ophthalmology service were included in the study. demographic characteristics and information regarding the burn were obtained. visual acuity assessment and slit lamp examina...

conclusions eye trauma was prevalent among males, young people, urban residents, and manual and industrial workers. as the eyes play a vital role in daily life, communication, and work activities, and eye health is so important for individuals to attain high educational status and productivity, the public should be thoroughly educated about eye protection and the use of safety measures, especia...

in ordere to determine the prognosis of perforating eye injuries caused hy bb guns in our patients, the visual and anatomic results of 14 patients with gun injuries seen between september 1996 and february 1998 in farafti hospital and private office in tehran were reviewed. five patients liad nonn erf orating eye injuries. all perforated eyes underwent scleral buckling, tenseclomy, vitrectomy a...

purpose : to review ocular surface abnormalities caused by exposure to mustard gas and current approaches to manage its delayed-onset complications methods : a total of 198 medical articles related to mustard gas were reviewed using known international medical databases, 114 articles were more relevant to the main aim were selected. results : mustard gas-related ocular injuries can be divided i...