A Statistical Analysis of Ocular Injuries of Inpatients.

Ahn, Sang Ki; Yang, Han Nam; Koo, Bon Sool

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1990;31(3):359-346.
Published online March 1, 1990.

A Statistical Analysis of Ocular Injuries of Inpatients.

Sang Ki Ahn, Han Nam Yang, Bon Sool Koo

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Mecicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.

안외상으로 인한 입원환자의 통계적 고찰

구본술(Bon Sool Koo),안상기(Sang Ki Ahn),양한남(Han Nam Yang)

Abstract

The authors analysed 127 patients(130 eyes) with ocular injuries among 561 inpatients who had been admitted to Chung-Ang University Hospital during the period of 3 years from January 1986 to December 1988. 1. The incidence of ocular injuries was 22.6% of all inpatients. 2. The incidence was more common in male(91.3%) and in the age of second(40.1%) and third decade(20.5%). 3. The most common cause of ocular injuries was industrial acddent(34.6%), followed by fight(22.0%) and traffic accident(18.9%). 4. The ocular injuries commonly developed between 11 and 14 o'clock(29.9%). Especially, 43.2% of the industrial ocular injuries occurred at this time. 5. The most common causative agent of ocular injuries was broken glass pieces(26.8%), followed by metal(18.9%) and fist and foot(17.3%). 6. The most common nature of ocular injuries was eyeball perforation(53.0%), followed by hyphema(18.5%). 7. The expectancy of a good visual outcome were nonperforating injury, corneal laceration and absence of severe prolapse of intraocular tissue. 8. The most common complication was corneal opacity(58.7%).

Key Words: Eyeball perforation;Industrial accident;nonperforating injury;visual outcome