A Study Of Corneal Injuries In Rims Teaching Hospital

ABSTRACT

Corneal injuries remain an important cause of avoidable and, predominantly, monocular visual morbidity, themain strategy to prevent these injuries has been to educate people to identify high-risk situations and to takecorrect action to avoid danger. Present study conducted in the department of ophthalmology of Raichur instituteof Medical sciences teaching Hospital, with 49 patients of ocular trauma above 14 years of either sex wassubjected to slit lamp examination to ensure the cornea is involved the etiology of the injury was noted. Then thepattern of the corneal injury was studied under the slit lamp examination. The Prevalence of corneal blindnesswas 10.20% (5) were had corneal blindness in both eyes and 24.49% (12) were had corneal blindness in one eyein Raichur. The majority of corneal injuries are avoidable. Eye health promotion strategies are warranted toraise awareness about the causes and prevention of corneal blindness.