Acta Medica Medianae (Mar 2000)
CLINIC-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PERFORATE EYE INJURIES OF THE CHILD AGE
Abstract
Due to the perforate eye injuries in the two-year period there were 20 children treated, namely 12 (60%) were with the perforate cornea injury, 5 (25%) with the comeaosclera wound and 3(15%) with the perforate sclera injury. Regarding the sex, there were 14 (70%) of boys and 6 (30%) of girls. In 14 (70%) patients the injuries occurred while playing. In the majority of the cases this was a perforate injury without any remains of the alien body in the eye. The majority of the children were brought to the hospital for the sake of the definitive ophtalmological treatment within 24 hourssince the incident. After the definitive treatment 9 (52,9%) children had an acuteness of the injured eye's sight greater than 0,10.
