OCULAR INJURIES SECONDARY TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

This study evaluates patients with eye injuries due to motor vehicle accidents in order to determine how demographic and other factors might influence the frequency and nature of the ocular injury. In this prospective study, 67 patients with ocular trauma due to motor vehicle accidents who were hospitalized at the Athens University Eye Clinic from September 1993 to December 1996 were studied. The mean followup time was 31 months, the mean age was 31.7 years and the ratio between men and women was 2.7:1. Results indicated that 48% of the accidents took place in populated areas. Among the 67 injured persons, almost 87% were traveling in a car, 12% were on motorcycles and one person was a pedestrian. Only 3 of the 58 persons injured inside automobiles used safety belts and none of the motorcyclists were wearing helmets. The windshield and the side windows of the car were the major cause of ocular injuries. About 79% of the ocular traumas were penetrating in nature, with glass fragments being the main cause in 36 (67.9%) of them. Among the 53 injured persons experiencing penetrating ocular trauma, 49 had a followup time of more than 6 months. Twenty (40.8%) of them underwent one surgical procedure, 22 underwent two surgical procedures and the remaining 7 persons needed three or more operations. The results from this study support the important role of seat belts in preventing severe injury.

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  Wichtig Editore

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• Authors:
  • Panagiotidis, D N
  • Theodossiadis, P G
  • Petsias, C B
  • Kyriaki, T E
  • Marakis, T P
  • Friberg, T R
  • Moschos, M N
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 144-148
• Serial:
  • European Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Wichtig Editore
  • ISSN: 1120-6721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injuries; Demographics; Eye; Glass; Injury causes; Injury severity; Motorcycle crashes; Motorcycle helmets; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Penetrating injuries; Seat belts; Side windows; Surgery; Traffic crash victims; Traffic crashes; Windshields
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00976637
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 18 2004 12:00AM