Frequency of Type of Ocular Trauma in Children

Aim: To determine the frequency of type of ocular trauma in children in our population. Methods: This descriptive case series study was carried out at Department of Ophthalmology, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from 1 st June 2015 to 31 st December 2015. A total of 200 cases of either gender between 1-10 years of age with ocular trauma were included. Results: In our study, majority of the cases were between 6-10 years of age i.e., 119(59.5%) while 81(40.5%) were between 1-5 years with mean age was 7.36±3.46 years. Gender distribution shows 131(65.5%) were male and 69(34.5%) were females. Right was involved pre-dominantly by calculated 97(48.5%) followed by 94(47%) left eye and 9(4.5%) had bilateral eye injuries. Type of ocular trauma was 81(40.5%) had injury due to house hold objects, 43(21.5%) had blunt trauma, 39(19.5%) had sports injuries, 29(14.5%) had road traffic accidents while 8(4%) had chemical injuries. Conclusion: Frequency of ocular trauma due to household objects was more common in children.