EYE INJURIES CAUSED BY VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

AUGENVERLETZUNGEN DURCH KRAFTWAGENUNFAELLE

641 people who had suffered injuries to the eyes in accidents were examined: in 85 percent of the cases the injuries had been caused by shattered windscreen glass. A third of all injuries consisted of cuts to the eyelids, and there were a similar number of perforating bulbus injuries. A practically complete loss of function occurred with 16 percent of the sclera deformations, 17.7 percent of the cornea deformations, and 48.7 percent of the cornea-sclera injuries. Over 70 percent of the eye injuries occurred in the age group 18-25 years (42.3%) and 25-35 years, and the proportion quickly declines with increasing age, independent of sex. Nearly all the clinically treated patients had not worn a safety belt. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Ferdinand Enke Verlag

  Hasenbergsteige 3, Postfach 13 04
  Stuttgart,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Merte, H J
  • Sipp, V
• Publication Date: 1977

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 900-906
• Serial:
  • Klinische Monatsblaetter fuer Augenheilkunde
  • Volume: 171
  • Publisher: Ferdinand Enke Verlag
  • ISSN: 0023-2165

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Eye; Injuries; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Vision; Windshields
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes; Motor vehicle accidents
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 9003: Cause; 2163: Injury; 6555: Statistics; 2066: Vision; 1311: Windscreen (veh)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00316814
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 15 1981 12:00AM