Eye Injuries - Epidemiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Pediatric eye injuries in a Canadian emergency department.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: This study assesses the descriptive epidemiology of children with eye injuries presenting to the emergency department of a major Canadian pediatric hospital. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: All pediatric patients ... Read more...

Characteristics of traumatic globe rupture after keratoplasty.

17 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To analyze risk factors of traumatic wound rupture after penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) or deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). DESIGN: Retrospective case series. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1962 consecutive cases were included. ... Read more...

Eye injuries in rural Victoria, Australia.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Eye injury causes significant morbidity and is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. This study investigates the incidence, spectrum and patterns of eye injury presenting to a rural hospital in Victoria, Australia. METHODS: A ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Eye Injuries - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Pediatric eye injuries in a Canadian emergency department. 29 Sep 2009
• Prevention of ocular trauma. 29 Sep 2009
• Characteristics of traumatic globe rupture after keratoplasty. 17 Sep 2009
• Eye injuries in rural Victoria, Australia. 30 Aug 2009
• Why have a safety eyewear program? 30 Aug 2009
• Concomitant cranial and ocular combat injuries during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 30 Aug 2009
• Performance improvement system and postoperative corneal injuries: incidence and risk factors. 30 Jul 2009
• Pediatric eye trauma in the summer. 29 Jun 2009
• Incidence of ocular injury in visually asymptomatic orbital fractures. 29 Jun 2009
• Epidemiology of lifetime work-related eye injuries in the U.S. population associated with one or more lost days of work. 29 Apr 2009
• Surgical intervention for traumatic cataracts in children: Epidemiology, complications, and outcomes. 30 Mar 2009
• A case-crossover study on transient risk factors of work-related eye injuries. 11 Mar 2009
• [Emergencies in ophthalmology] 27 Feb 2009
• Pattern of ocular trauma admitted in a tertiary hospital. 30 Dec 2008
• Epidemiology of traumatic and spontaneous subconjunctival haemorrhages in Congo. 30 Dec 2008
• Eye injuries in children and adolescents: a report of 205 cases. 30 Dec 2008
• Ocular injuries in a rural Ethiopian community. 29 Nov 2008
• Visual outcome of traumatic cataract surgery in Ibadan, Nigeria. 29 Nov 2008
• Factors affecting the visual outcome in hyphema management in Guinness Eye Center Onitsha. 29 Nov 2008
• Comparison of domestic and war ocular injuries during the Lebanese Civil War. 27 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Eye Injuries'

Definition: Damage or trauma inflicted to the eye by external means. The concept includes both surface injuries and intraocular injuries.

Descriptor UI: D005131

Alternative terms: Eye Injuries; Injuries, Eye; Eye Injury; Injury, Eye;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C21.866.260.275.250;

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; consider also /inj with specific parts of eye; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING & EYE BURNS are also available