Ocular injuries caused by fireworks

“…Levitz in the Republic of South Africa. They had no reported injuries prior to legalisation [2]. Kuhn et al reported that only 0.1% of the total eye injuries recorded in the Hungarian Eye Injury Registry database were caused by fireworks.…”

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Serious eye and adnexal injuries from fireworks in Northern Ireland before and after lifting of the firework ban- an ophthalmology unit?s experience

et al. 2004

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“…The gender difference of the study is in line with the results of previous studies, all of which had reported males as the high-risk group for such injuries. [1,5,7,[12][13][14][15][16][17] Sixteen (73%) of patients were the active participants while six patients (27%) were bystanders, which is not con- sistent with previous studies. [7,14,17] We conclude that active participants are more easily injured than bystanders.…”

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Ocular trauma score in transferred fireworks-related ocular injuries: a case series

Liu

Huang²,

Jiang³

et al. 2012

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg

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AMAÇBu çalışmada amacımız, taşınan havai fişekle ilgili okü-ler hasar özelliklerini gözden geçirmek ve bu yaralanmalar için oküler travma skorunun (OTS) prognostik değeri-ni araştırmaktır. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEMBu çalışmaya, 22 taşınan hasta (19 erkek, 3 kadın; ortalama yaş, 22.6±14.9 yaş) (25 göz) alındı. Coğrafya özellik-leri, havai fişek tipleri, yaralanma durumu, terapötik prosedürler ve en iyi düzeltmiş görme keskinliği (BCVA) ile ilgili karakteristikleri içeren veriler geriye dönük değerlendiril-di. Yaralanan bütün gözler, ilk inceleme sırasında OTS kullanılarak sınıflandırıldı. BULGULARYirmi göz (%80) OTS kategori 1, üç göz (%12) OTS kategori 2 ve iki göz (%8) OTS kategori 3 olarak değerlendiril-di. Bütün olgular cerrahi tedavi aldı. Altı göz (%24) enükle idi, bunların dördünde (%16) son BCVA'larında bir düzel-me oldu. OTS kategori 1 ile diğer iki OTS kategorisi arasında son BCVA'da istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir düzelme oldu (p=0,016). SONUÇTaşınan havai fişek ile ilişkili oküler yaralanma olguları, esas olarak genç erişkinler, erkekler ile aktif katılımcılar-da oluşmuş ve hepsi de ciddi görme kaybı ve körlüğe maruz kalmıştır. OTS, taşınan havai fişek ile ilişkili oküler yaralanmaların durumunun sınıflandırılmasında ve prognozunun tahmin edilmesinde oldukça etkindir.Anahtar Sözcükler: Havai fişek; oküler yaralanma; taşınma; skorlar; prognoz; oküler travma skoru (OTS). BACKGROUNDOur aim was to review the characteristics of transferred fireworks-related ocular damage and to evaluate the prognostic value of the ocular trauma score (OTS) for these injuries. METHODSThis study included 22 transferred patients (19 male, 3 female; mean age 22.6±14.9 years) (25 eyes). The data were retrospectively reviewed, including the characteristics of the geography, types of fireworks, status of injuries, therapeutic procedures, and the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). All the injured eyes were classified using the OTS at the time of the initial examination. RESULTSTwenty eyes (80%) were in OTS category 1, three eyes (12%) were in OTS category 2, and two eyes (8%) were in OTS category 3. All cases received surgical therapy. Six eyes (24%) were enucleated, four (16%) of which achieved an improvement in their final BCVA. There was a statistically significant improvement in final BCVA between OTS category 1 and the other two OTS categories (p=0.016). CONCLUSIONThe aforementioned transferred fireworks-related ocular injury cases occurred mainly in young adults, men and active participants, all of which incurred serious vision loss and blindness. The OTS is quite effective for classifying the status and estimating the prognosis of transferred fireworks-related ocular injuries.

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“…[ 1 2 ] Many studies have reported on ocular injuries caused by firecrackers. [ 1 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ] However, to the best of our knowledge, there have not been any study focusing on ocular firework injuries in the pediatric age group. Kuhn et al .…”

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Spectrum of ocular firework injuries in children: A 5-year retrospective study during a festive season in Southern India

John

Philip

Mittal

et al. 2015

Indian J Ophthalmol

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Purpose:Ocular trauma is a major cause of acquired monocular blindness in children. Firework injuries account for 20% of ocular trauma. The purpose of our study was to document the profile of ocular firework injuries in children during the festive season of Diwali and to determine the prevalence of unilateral blindness in them.Materials and Methods:A retrospective chart analysis of ocular firework injury in children during the festival of Diwali from 2009 to 2013, conducted in a tertiary care eye center in Tamil Nadu, Southern India. Children below 18 years of age with ocular firework injuries who presented to the emergency department for 3 consecutive days - the day of Diwali, 1 day before, and 1 day after Diwali - were included in this study.Results:Eighty-four children presented with firework-related ocular injuries during the study period. Male to female ratio was 4:1 with mean age 9.48 ± 4 years. Forty-four percentage required hospitalization. The prevalence of unilateral blindness in children due to fireworks was found to be 8% (95% confidence interval - 2–13%).Conclusion:Vision 2020 gives high priority to avoidable blindness, especially in children. In our study, for every 12 children who presented with firecracker injury, one resulted in unilateral blindness. This is an avoidable cause of blindness. Awareness needs to be created, and changes in policy regarding sales and handling of firecrackers including mandatory use of protective eyewear should be considered.

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Ocular injuries caused by fireworks

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Serious eye and adnexal injuries from fireworks in Northern Ireland before and after lifting of the firework ban- an ophthalmology unit?s experience

Serious eye and adnexal injuries from fireworks in Northern Ireland before and after lifting of the firework ban- an ophthalmology unit?s experience

Ocular trauma score in transferred fireworks-related ocular injuries: a case series

Spectrum of ocular firework injuries in children: A 5-year retrospective study during a festive season in Southern India

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