| A Statistical Observation on the Eye Injuries in Childhood. |
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Kyu Hyoung Han, Soo Jik Lee, Duck Keun Yoon |
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Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical College and Center, Seoul, Korea. |
| 소아안외상의 (小兒眼外傷) 통계적관찰 |
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| Abstract |
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The authors ana lysed statistically seventy-five cases of the eye injuries in childhood under the age of 20 years old during a full year of 1972. 1. Incidence of eye injuries under 20 years old was about 1.1% of total out-patients and 39.9% of total eye injuries. 2. The most common objects to the injury were iron pieces or iron made materials (24%) such as needle, nail, flying iron piece, toy, wire and bar etc. 3. The most common nature of eye injuries was traumatic cataract (14.2%) 4. Seasonally the high peak of injuries was in summer (33.3%) and winter vacation (30.7%) 5. Blindness(under20/200 of corrected VA) was occured finally in 10.8% of total 75 cases. |
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