BACKGROUND Ocular trauma is a major cause of visual impairment and morbidity worldwide. AIMS To identify the various type of ocular injury in a rural area, determine the presence of any associated visual damage and assess the final visual outcome after treatment. METHOD Hospital-based, prospective study conducted over a period of two years. A total of 60 patients of ocular trauma were inclu...

Aim: To characterize the patient groups referred to ophthalmology clinic from pediatrics and determine frequency of findings.
 Material Method: The patients consulted Balıkesir University Eye Clinic by Pediatrics were evaluated retrospectively. Patients divided into rule-out ocular symptom groups. Reasons for consultation findings recorded.
 Results: mean age 116 included in study was...

Pediatric ocular trauma is a commonly seen in patients with maxillofacial trauma.[1] It often results in phthisis bulbi, a small, shrunken, non-functional eye. Therapeutic options are limited in phthisical eyes and provide only symptomatic relief. Majority of patients with phthisis bulbi eventually become blind resulting in aesthetic disfigurement of face resulting in psychological and emotiona...

Ocular traumas often cause severe and permanent vision loss. These patients should be approached systematically in general ophthalmic aspects, the necessary imaging methods applied especially cases where posterior segment cannot visualized. In this review, systematic approach steps for with trauma are discussed.

PURPOSE To determine the epidemiological characteristics of work-related eye injury in representative southwest region of China. METHODS Patients with eye injuries treated at the Ninth People's Hospital of Chongqing from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014 were included in the current study. All patients completed a comprehensive examination and interview. Demographic characteristics and injur...