[Eye injuries in childhood]. / Augenverletzungen im Kindesalter.

A retrospective study was performed of eye injuries sustained by children up to 15 years old who had to be hospitalized for treatment. The period under review covered five years. The authors reviewed 241 cases with regard to cause of injury, type of injury, treatment, duration of hospitalization and consequences, if any. Most of the injuries were caused by other children, while playing. By far the most common injury was contusion of the bulb, seen in 107 cases. The results of the study published here contain a further breakdown of the criteria mentioned above.