TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Pattern of ocular emergencies seen at L.U.T.H over a period of 1 year
JO  - Nigerian quarterly journal of hospital medicine
A1  - Akinsola, F. B.
A1  - Akinbami, O. A.
A1  - Aribaba, O. T.
A1  - Onakoya, A. O.
A1  - Adefule-Ositelu, A. O.
SP  - 90
EP  - 92
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - AIM: To determine the commonest type of ocular emergencies seen at L.U.T.H. over a period of one year. METHODOLOGY: Data of all consecutive patients seen as emergencies within the designated period was taken. These included age, sex, symptoms, signs, agents of injury, duration and the complications. RESULTS: A total of 304 patients were seen. 207 (68.0%) of them were males, while 97 (32.0%) of them were females giving a ratio of 2.1:1. Out of the total number, 159 (52.3%) had non-injurious emergencies. Of the 145 (47.7%) injurious emergencies, blunt trauma was the commonest with 77 patients (25.3%). Penetrating trauma was next in frequency with 37 patients (12.2%) as compared to blunt injury with 77 patients. Foreign body injuries were seen in 18 patients (5.9%), followed by chemical injuries which constituted the least with 13 patients (4.3%). CONCLUSION: Majority of the ocular emergencies seen were due to non-injurious type, while blunt trauma was the commonest of the injurious type. RECOMMENDATION: Health education and awareness creation should be intensified on the various causes of the ocular emergencies, more importantly on the non-injurious causes to prevent the resultant ocular morbidity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0189-2657
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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