A Statistical Observation on the Eye Injuries in Childhood
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 363-367, 1973.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
The authors ana lysed statistically seventy-five cases of the eye injuries in childhood under the age of 20 years old during a full year of 1972. 1. Incidence of eye injuries under 20 years old was about 1.1% of total out-patients and 39.9% of total eye injuries. 2. The most common objects to the injury were iron pieces or iron made materials (24%) such as needle, nail, flying iron piece, toy, wire and bar etc. 3. The most common nature of eye injuries was traumatic cataract (14.2%) 4. Seasonally the high peak of injuries was in summer (33.3%) and winter vacation (30.7%) 5. Blindness(under20/200 of corrected VA) was occured finally in 10.8% of total 75 cases.
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Main subject:
Outpatients
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Play and Playthings
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Seasons
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Cataract
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Eye Injuries
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Incidence
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Diptera
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Iron
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Needles
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
1973
Type:
Article
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