BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to describe the type and severity of paintball-related ocular trauma and to determine the necessary precautions to minimize the risk of ocular injury regardless of whether adequate eye protection was used. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective chart review identified patients treated for paintball-related ocular trauma at the Ataturk University Medical Hospi...

Objective: Purtscher’s retinopathy is the retinal damage following trauma or non-traumatic systemic disease, which may contain cotton-wool spots (CWSs), and cause Purtscher flecken, atrophy of optic nerve, hemorrhage posterior pole eye. Case Presentation: A 28-year-old male patient fell down from a height 10 m was admitted with swelling ecchymosis peri-orbit right The patient’s vision at level ...

INTRODUCTION Avulsion of the optic nerve head is a rare and severe complication of ocular blunt trauma. The case reported is a 28-year old man presenting to the emergency department due to blunt trauma to his right eye globe with a tree branch. Lid haematoma and subconjunctival haemorrhage were present. Visual acuity soon after the injury was counting fingers (CF) and on admission to the Depart...

Archives of Iranian Medicine, Volume 10, Number 3, July 2007 426 Household Ocular Injuries: A Case Series To determine the natures and types of household eye injuries, we prospectively analyzed data from 100 consecutive patients with household eye injuries (104 eyes) referred to emergency room of Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran in October 2003. Standardized international classification of ...

PURPOSE To determine the pathogenesis of transient myopia after blunt eye trauma. METHODS In one patient, the refraction of both eyes (the left eye was injured, but the right eye was not) was measured with an autorefractometer. The cycloplegic refraction was measured at the early stage of trauma and again 3 months after the blunt eye injury. The angle and depth of the anterior chamber, the ci...

Introduction/Objective. Ocular trauma is a globally important cause of visual impairment. The aim our study was to analyses demographic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics blunt ocular trauma. Methods. retrospective enrolled patients with trauma, hospitalized at the Eye Clinic, University Clinical Centre Serbia in Belgrade during four-year period (2018?2022). Demographic characterist...

purpose : to report two young patients with unilateral pseudoexfoliation (pex) syndrome case reports : two young patients with pex syndrome were examined. the first was a 30-year-old woman who had a history of penetrating ocular trauma with iris prolapse in the right eye that subsequently developed pex material deposition on pupillary border and anterior lens capsule. the second was a 13-year-o...

PURPOSE To describe the prevalence and risk factors of ocular trauma in a representative sample of Australians aged 40 and over who reside in the state of Victoria. DESIGN Population-based cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS Australians aged 40 years and older living in Victoria. METHODS Cluster, stratified sampling was used to identify permanent residents for a population-based study of ...

O pen eye injuries in war have been occurring in ever-increasing numbers. After serving in Pleiku, Vietnam, for the 71st Evacuation Hospital, a concerned ophthalmologist, Albert Hornblass, MD, compared eye injury rates in American and other military conflicts. He noted that during the American Civil War, eye injuries were 0.5% of all casualties, but in the Vietnam War, eye injuries occurred at ...

Chemical injuries of the eye form a small but significant fraction of ocular trauma. Three recent studies'-3 put the incidence at 7, 8-7, and 9-9% of all ocular trauma, respectively. While many of these injuries are trivial, with no lasting adverse effects, others, notably those involving strong alkalis and to a less extent acids and other noxious substances, are potentially blinding. This stud...