Citation

Elder MJ. Eye 1993; 7(Pt 3): 429-432.

Affiliation

St. John Ophthalmic Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8224300

Abstract

A retrospective study was carried out on 118 children with penetrating eye injuries. Fifty-three per cent of those without an intraocular foreign body (50/94) achieved a final visual acuity of 6/12 or better, whilst 13% (14/108) required an enucleation. Mixed corneoscleral wounds, vitreous haemorrhage and retinal detachment were bad prognostic features. Important principles of management are discussed.

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