Citation

Pikkel J, Gelfand Y, Mezer E, Miller B. Harefuah 1997; 132(1): 16-8, 72, 71.

Affiliation

Dept. of Ophthalmology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Israel Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9035582

Abstract

The medical records of 24,632 patients treated in our surgical emergency service over a 3-year period were reviewed to determine the frequency and characteristics of ocular trauma caused by motor vehicle accidents (MVA). MVA-related injuries accounted for 13.9% of all visits to the service and involved 1106 of the patients (33%), of whom 77% were young males. At least 1 pathological finding was found in 858 (77.6%) and 169 (15.2%) were admitted. 16 patients sustained very severe ocular injuries which resulted in poor vision.

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