Epidemiology and Risk Factors

Bhartiya, Prashant; Soni, Deepak; Gupta, Rituka; Sharma, Bhavana

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-5876-1_2

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“…10 A number of variables are liable to cause ocular injuries during such like fireworks, pellets, blunt force trauma and explosions with fireworks at top of the list. 11 Although fireworks can be traced to as early as 7 th century, their modern use is extensively limited to causes of celebrations such as those mentioned above. Owing to their colorful attraction, children (as well as elders) are fascinated towards them and likely to get injured in the process.…”

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Impact of Public Awareness on Prevention of Ocular Injuries During Festivals: A Cross-Sectional Review

Jamshed

Hameed

Malik

et al. 2022

Pak Postgrad Med J.

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Abstract: Purpose: To see the impact of public awareness programs on prevention of ocular injuries during festivals Study Design: Observational cross-sectional study Place and Duration: Ophthalmology department, DHQ Teaching Hospital, Gujranwala from 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2019 (2 years) Materials and Methods: After IRB approval and informed consent, data of patients suffering from ocular injuries only due to pellets or firecrackers at different festivals in 2018 was obtained. Proper history and examination was done and data was saved. General public education through posters and pamphlets was done regarding prevention of such injuries and data of next year (2019) was obtained, analyzed and compared with that of 2018 through SPSS v.25. Results: Out of a total of 76 patients, 55 (72.3%) presented in 2018 and 21 (27.7%) in 2019. Majority of patients, 48 (87.2%) in 2018 and 17 (80.9%) in 2019 belonged to age groups under 20 years. Pellets caused more injuries, 34 (61.8%) and 12 (57.1%) in 2018 and 2019 respectively than firecrackers, 21 (38.2%) and 9 (42.9%) respectively. In 2018, hyphema was most frequent clinical finding in 14 (25.5%) followed by corneal abrasions in 11 (20.0%) while the order was reversed in 7 (33.3%) and 6 (28.6%) patients respectively in 2019. In 2018, only 10 (18.2%) patients had best corrected visual acuity of counting fingers or worse at presentation while this number was 3 (14.3%) in 2019. Conclusion: Festival injuries contribute to a significant number of preventable eye injuries. With proper educational programs and subsequent preventive measures, incidence of festival injuries can be significantly reduced. Key Words: Festival Injuries, Awareness Programs, Ocular Trauma

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