TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Firecracker eye injuries during Deepavali festival: A case series
JO  - Indian journal of ophthalmology
A1  - Kumar, Ramesh
A1  - Puttanna, Manohar
A1  - Sriprakash, K. S.
A1  - Sujatha Rathod, B. L.
A1  - Prabhakaran, Venkatesh C.
SP  - 157
EP  - 159
VL  - 58
IS  - 2
N2  - We report a large series of ocular injuries caused by fire-crackers. This study was a hospital-based, singlecenter, retrospective case series in which the records of 51 patients with ocular injuries were analyzed. Injuries were classified according to Birmingham eye trauma terminology system (BETTS). Visual outcomes before and after the intervention were recorded. Ten patients were admitted for further management. As ocular firecracker injuries result in significant morbidity, public education regarding proper use of firecrackers may help in reducing the incidence of ocular injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0301-4738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.60095
ID  - ref1
ER  -