TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Ocular trauma and its consequences in the forensic practice
JO  - Legal medicine (Elsevier)
A1  - Mercescu, A.
A1  - Chatzinikolaou, F.
A1  - Enache, Alexandra
SP  - S379
EP  - S381
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
N2  - AIM: The study concentrated on the analysis of patients with ocular lesions which were determined by different situations and were examined by the forensic expert. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The cases were examined during 2003-2007, including the appreciation of the gravity of violent lesions. RESULTS: The results revealed that the most exposed are men with a ratio of 6:1, with an annual average of 10 cases. The main causes were aggression (84% of the cases), traffic accidents (12%), and other (4%). Most cases presented light lesions, 76%, severe lesions in 20% and very severe lesions, including total loss of sight in 4% of the cases. In the cases with severe lesions, the investigations were more thorough, the treatment highly specialized and the legal consequences were harsher. These cases required a follow-up of 6-9-12 months so that the forensic expert could evaluate the damage correctly. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the fact that the majority of ocular traumas are less severe, in the ocular contusive lesions the evolution can be towards aggravation. Some cases which require a closer observation of the cases and the appreciation of the judicial consequences of the visual organ presenting severe ocular trauma.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1344-6223
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.01.019
ID  - ref1
ER  -