EYE INJURIES IN CAR ACCIDENTS

AUGENVERLETZUNGEN BEI AUTOUNFAELLEN

THE PRESENT ARTICLE SUMMARISES THE PUBLICATIONS IN THE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL LITERATURE DURING THE LAST 15 YEARS CONCERNING EYE INJURIES IN CAR ACCIDENTS AND COMPARES THE MAIN FINDINGS WITH THE EXPERIENCES FROM THE TREATMENT OF 202 IN-PATIENTS IN THE EYE CLINIC OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN. THERE WAS FOUND TO BE A BROAD AREA OF AGREEMENT ON MOST POINTS. PERSONS MOST IN DANGER ARE YOUNG PEOPLE AND OCCUPANTS OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT MUST BE EXPECTED THAT IN TWO-THIRDS OF ALL CASES OF EYE INJURIES PERFORATION OF THE EYEBALL WILL OCCUR, WHICH TOGETHER WITH LACERATIONS OF THE EYELID AND SURROUNDING FACIAL AREAS MAY BE REGARDED AS A CHARACTERISTIC OF EYE INJURIES DUE TO CAR ACCIDENTS. THE NUMBER OF CASES RESULTING IN BLINDNESS IS ALARMINGLY HIGH. ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-THIRD OF THE INJURED ARE BLIND IN ONE OR BOTH EYES EVEN AFTER TREATMENT. THE USE OF SEAT BELTS AND THE FITTING OF WINDSCREENS OF PROPERLY DESIGNED COMPOUND SAFETY GLASS WILL PROVIDE A HIGH MEASURE OF PROTECTION AGAINST EYE INJURIES IN CAR ACCIDENTS.

• Corporate Authors:

  UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NUERNBERG, FACHBEREICH MEDIZIN

  UNIVERSITAETSSTR. 40
  ERLANGEN,   DEUTSCHLAND BR  D-8520
• Authors:
  • GILL, R H
• Publication Date: 1976-2-16

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: 43P

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blindness; Crashes; Injuries; Prevention; Safety glass; Vehicle occupants; Vision
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 2075: Blindness; 2163: Injury; 9149: Prevention; 1447: Safety glass; 1715: Vehicle occupant; 2066: Vision; WINDSCREEN (CAR)
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01292608
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 21 2010 3:34AM