@article{ref1,
title="Pellet gun injury as a source of ocular trauma; a retrospective review of one hundred and eleven cases",
journal="Journal of current ophthalmology",
year="2018",
author="Tabatabaei, Seyed Ali and Soleimani, Mohammad and Rajabi, Mohammad Bagher and Ahmadraji, Ali Asghar and Khodabandeh, Alireza and Beheshtnejad, Amirhoushang and Tabatabaei, Seyed Mehdi and Seidi, Reza and Yaseri, Mehdi",
volume="30",
number="3",
pages="239-244",
abstract="PURPOSE: To report the demographic data, treatment methods, and outcomes among patients with pellet gun eye injuries. <br><br>METHODS: This study was a retrospective review of all pellet gun eye injuries coming to Farabi Eye Hospital, a referral ocular trauma center in Iran, from February 2009 to November 2013. Patients' demographics, type of injury, choice of management, complications, and post-treatment visual acuity were recorded. <br><br>RESULTS: One hundred eleven patients with a mean age of 25.7 ± 15.6 years entered the study. The most common age group was younger adults (16-45 years old) (61.3%). The mean uncorrected visual acuity after treatment was 2.05 (20/2240) ±1.5 logMAR. The most prevalent ocular zone was zone III (38.7%), and an intraocular foreign body was present in 97 patients (87.4%). Lid laceration and periocular tissue damage were present in 27 patients (24.3%). Lensectomy and vitrectomy were the most common treatment (31.5%). In most patients (87.4%), the injury was non-deliberate, and the most common time of hospitalization was the same day (45.0%). The only statistically significant indicator of post-treatment visual acuity was ocular trauma score (OTS) at admission (<i>P</i> < 0.001). At the end of follow-up, enucleation was performed for 20 patients (18%), and thirty-six patients (32%) had no light perception (NLP) in vision. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Pellet gun injuries were more common among young male patients, and the only statistically significant indicator of post-treatment visual acuity was OTS at admission.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2452-2325",
doi="10.1016/j.joco.2018.01.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joco.2018.01.002"
}