Clinical Analysis of Ocular Injuries induced by Power Lawn Mowers.

Kwak, Dong Hun; Park, Jong Mun; Song, Jun Keung

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1996;37(8):1309-1314.
Published online August 1, 1996.

Clinical Analysis of Ocular Injuries induced by Power Lawn Mowers.

Dong Hun Kwak, Jong Mun Park, Jun Keung Song

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.

예초기에 의한 안구수상 환자의 임상적 고찰

곽동훈(Dong Hun Kwak),박종문(Jong Mun Park),송준경(Joon Kyeong Song)

Abstract

The authors analysed 22 patients who were admitted to Gyeongsang National University Hospital because of ocular injuries induced by Power lawn mowers from March 1, 1991 to December 31, 1994. All of the patients were males. The average age of the patients was 43.3(range 15-69). Most injuries occured between June and September. Perforating injuries were developed in 8(36.4%) of 22 eyes and non-perforating injuries in 14(63.6%) eyes. The type of injuries were lens damage(10/22), vitreous hemorrhage(8/22), iridodialysis(4/22), intraocular foreign body(3/22), endophthalmitis(2/22), retinal detachment(1/22), and choroidal rupture(1/22). The prognosis was poor when the eyeball was perforated. Therefore safety goggles are absolutely needed for prevention of ocular injuries induced by Power lawn mowers.

Key Words: Endophthalmitis;Iridodialysis;Power lawn mower;Traumatic hyphema