@article{ref1,
title="Chemical eye injuries: presentation and management difficulties",
journal="Annals of African medicine",
year="2007",
author="Adepoju, Feyiyemi Grace and Adeboye, A. and Adigun, I. A.",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="7-11",
abstract="BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: To review the pattern of presentation and management difficulty of patients with ocular chemical bums. METHOD: Retrospective study of all patients with ocular burns seen over 8-year period (March 1998-April 2006) in the eye clinic as well as the plastic and reconstructive surgery unit of our hospital. Case files were retrieved and relevant information extracted and analyzed. RESULTS: There were a total of 23 patients (n=33 eyes) seen in the period under review consisting of 19 males and 4 females. The age ranged from 6-52 years with mean age of 31.87years. The chemical injuries were accidental in 73.9% of the cases and of these 76.5% were work related. The remaining 26.1% resulting from assault were bilateral and led to blindness in all the patients. Main injurious agents were acid and alkali. CONCLUSION: Major cause of chemical injury was work related; although blindness and disability occurred more in the cases of assault. Occupational health issues need a revisit, preparedness of health institutions to take adequate care of people with ocular burns is presently poor.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1596-3519",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}