Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1969;10(2):27-31.
Ocular injudes, analytical view of 340 cases.
Joung Ja Kim, Se Min Oh, Song Hee Lee, Byung Gook Pak
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
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박병국(Byung Kook Park),이송희(Song Hee Lee),김정자(Jung Ja Kim),오세민(Se Min Oh)
Abstract
The authors analysed 340 cases of the ocular injuries among 7633 out and in-patients who visited to the clinic of P.N.U. hospital during 5 years, from Jan. 1964 to Dec. 1968. Followings were discussed. 1. We found that 4.6% of all cases attending our eyes clinic was victims of ocular injuries. 2. The sex incidence showed that 78.9% of such ocular injuries occured in male and 21.1% in female. 3. The incidence was prevalent in young adult 21-30 years of age, and their large number of cases were injured from blowing and industrial accidents, while in children under 10 years of age sharp-pointed toys were more frequent causes. 4. The subconjunctival hemorrhage was the most frequent disturbance of ocular injuries and then came traumatic cataract and corneal foreign bodies in that order. 5. The prognosis of ocular injuries was generally poor, especially, poor, especially in the perforating and penetrating wound of the whether the foreign body was retained or not.


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