Four‐year review of open eye injuries at the Royal Adelaide Hospital

Abstract

At the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the predominant referral centre for serious ocular injury in South Australia, approximately 25 open globe injuries are encountered a year. Although the epidemiology of these injuries was found to be similar to those previously reported in Victoria and rural New South Wales, differences were thought to reflect to the ageing population of South Australia. Rupture of an old, healed large-incision cataract extraction wound was the commonest cause of ruptured globe. An effective preventive strategy to reduce the incidence of severe ocular trauma has yet to be implemented. The concept of a national population-based severe ocular trauma database is considered.

Eye Trauma Epidemiology in Regional Australia

“…The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia reviewed 109 open-globe injuries over a four year period, producing an incidence of 3.9 per 100,000 person-years. 9 Incidence rates of open-globe injuries in regional Australia have been reported to be similar, with incidence rates of 4.7 and 3.7 per 100,000 person-years for northern New South Wales and far North Queensland, respectively. 6,10 Our open-globe eye injury incidence estimates are lower than previous reports.…”

“…3 There have been several previous epidemiological reports on eye trauma in Australia. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Young males have been noted to be at particular risk of injury. Work-related eye trauma has been identified as a significant public health concern, with protective eyewear compliance at suboptimal levels.…”

Etiology and Prognosis of Penetrating Eye Injuries in Geriatric Patients in the Southeastern Region of Anatolia Turkey

“…The literature reports that the incidence of sympathetic ophthalmia is 1-2%. [8,10,19] We believe that we did not see any sympathetic ophthalmia in our cases since they underwent routine steroid therapy after surgery or follow-up period was relatively short.…”

Visual Outcome in Patients of Ocular Trauma in Tertiary Care Hospital, Uttarakhand

“…4 The typical male to female ratio is 4:1 worldwide. [6][7][8] Open globe injury is said to be more common worldwide. [10][11][12][13] Recognition of the public health importance of ocular trauma has sparked growing interest in studies on eye injuries.…”