TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The epidemiology and etiology of pediatric ocular trauma
JO  - Survey of Ophthalmology
A1  - Abbott, Joseph
A1  - Shah, Peter
SP  - 476
EP  - 485
VL  - 58
IS  - 5
N2  - Eighteen million people worldwide have uniocular blindness from traumatic injury. Injuries occur disproportionally commonly in childhood. Every year a quarter of a million children present with serious ocular trauma. For the vast majority the injury is preventable. We review the international literature that identifies high-risk circumstances.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0039-6257
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2012.10.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -