A Statistical Observation on Transferred Ocular Perforation Injuries

The authors statistically analysed transferred patients among 110 ocular perforation injury patients who were admitted to the Seoul Paik Hospital between January 1, 1984 and December 31, 1988. Male was 85.9% and third decade was most common decades(30.5%). Left eye was more affected(59.8%) than right eye. The most common cause was traffic accident(37.%) and perforated site was corneo-sclera(43.%). Subconjunctival hemorrhage was the most common accompanied ocular manifestation(47.0%). Most of the perforated eyes were treated with primary closure of the wound. The final visual acuity was better in patients who were treated at only one hospital two or more hospitals before being transferred. With the above results, the final visual acuity may be related with the number of the hospital which the patients were treated before transferred.

The Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome in a Family

Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome is a rare inherited disorder and its common findings include pigmentary retinal degeneration, obesity, hypogonadism, mental retardation and digital anomaly. Recently, the authors experienced two cases of Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome in a family of 15 year-old male and 17 year-old female. In our cases, the male patient showed syndactyly and polydactyly, chorioretinal degeneration, hypogonadism and female patient showed polydactyly, chorioretinal degeneration, hypogonadism, obesity and mental retardation.