BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to report the characteristics, treatment, and anatomical and functional outcomes of outdoor amateur soccer players with soccer ball-related posterior segment ocular trauma. METHODS We conducted a retrospective chart review of 22 patients with diagnoses of closed-globe ocular trauma caused by soccer play activity from 2004 through 2008. Injuries were classif...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequencies of various eye and/or orbital disorders by ultrasound examination in patients with ocular trauma. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective and descriptive study was conducted on 100 patients with ocular trauma treated in the Conde de Valenciana Institute from March to November 2014. Ultrasound examination was performed primarily using ultrasound B mode, wit...

This case report describes the optical coherence tomography (OCT) results of Berlin's edema in a male subject following blunt ocular trauma from a soccer ball. A 27-year-old male presented with blurred vision in his left eye following blunt trauma. On admission, he underwent a complete eye examination and an OCT of the macula. Fundoscopy revealed commotio retinae, observed as an abnormal cream-...

Context: Ocular trauma is the leading cause of monocular visual impairment around world, especially in developing countries like Mexico. Great part this cases occurs pediatric and young adult groups. Epidemiology can vary depending on population studied, but different factors such as socioeconomic status, occupation, sport other activities have a great influence. Approximately 30% to 40% ocular...

We want to determine if there is an association between demographic characteristics and behavioral risk with the type severity of injury ocular trauma among patients in a level III provincial government hospital.

Penetrating ocular trauma is one of the most important causes of vision loss, especially in men, and can be associated with intraocular foreign bodies. The incidence of intraocular cilia after trauma is very low. Here we report the case of a 24-year-old man who visited Poostchi Ophthalmology Clinic (Shiraz, Iran) due to a gradual vision loss in his left eye over the past 2 months. The probable ...