OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS IN ELBISTAN REGION AFTER KAHRAMANMARAS EARTHQUAKE

Year 2025, Volume: 34 Issue: 1, 14 - 18

Zekeriya Çetinkaya , Esra Öztürk

https://doi.org/10.34108/eujhs.1432584

Abstract

The aim of this article was to determine the types of eye diseases and injuries sustained during the Kahramanmaraş-Elbistan earth quake on February 6, 2023. This was a hospital-based retrospective and descriptive research study of patients presenting to the Elbistan State Hospital after the earth quake. Patients' medical records were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed for age, sex, and reason for hospitalization. Information on each patient's chief complaint, diagnosis, and glasses and contactlenses provided was also reviewed. Between February 6 and March 31 2023, there were 826 cases of earth quake victims with ophthalmological complaints who visited the Elbistan State Hospital. The mostcommon reason for admission was the need for glasses (475/826 [57.5%]). Patients frequently presented with redeye (346/826 [41.8%]). The most frequent ocular diagnosis was refractive disorder (442/826 [53.5%]). One of the most common diagnoses among people affected by the earth quake was conjunctivitis (251/826 [30.4%]). Immediate treatment of ocular trauma is critical for preventing blindness. This study was intended to determine the types of ocular injuries and provide data on earth quake-related ocular morbidity during the Kahramanmaraş - Elbistan earth quakes. Characterizing the burden of earth quake-related eye trauma will facilitate the planning of services in the event of a future earth quake in Turkey or in countries at similar risk of natural disasters.

Keywords

Earthquakes, naturel disaster, ocular vision

KAHRAMANMARAŞ DEPREMİ SONRASINDA ELBİSTAN BÖLGESİNDEKİ GÖZ MUAYENE BULGULARI

Abstract

Bu makale 6 Şubat 2023 Kahramanmaraş-Elbistan depreminde meydana gelen göz hastalıkları ve yaralanmalarının türlerini belirlemek amacıyla hazırlanmıştır. Kahramanmaraş depreminden hemen sonra Elbistan Devlet Hastanesi'ne başvuran hastaların göz hastalıkları ile ilgili verilerinin değerlendirildiği geriye dönük olarak ve tanımlayıcı nitelikte bir çalışmadır. Hastaların tıbbi kayıtları geriye dönük olarak incelenerek yaş, cinsiyet, başvuru şikayetleri ve tanıları analiz edildi. Her hastanın asıl şikayeti, tanısı ve ihtiyaç duyulan gözlük ve kontakt lenslere ilişkin verilerde tespit edildi. 6 Şubat - 31 Mart 2023 tarihleri arasında Elbistan Devlet Hastanesi'ne göz hastalıkları ile ilişkili şikayet ile başvuran 826 depremden etkilenmiş birey vardı. En sık başvuru nedeni gözlük ihtiyacıydı (475/826 [%57,5]). Hastalar sıklıkla gözde kızarıklık şikayeti ile başvurdu (346/826 [41.8%]). Hastaların en sık kırma kusuru tanısı ile başvuru yaptığı tespit edildi (442/826 [%53,5]). Depremden etkilenip oküler rahatsızlık şikayeti ile hastaneye başvuran kişilerde en sık görülen tanılardan biri konjonktivitti (251/826 [%30,4]). Göz travmalarının acil tedavisi körlüğün önlenmesi açısından kritik öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışma, Kahramanmaraş - Elbistan depreminde göz yaralanmalarının türlerini belirlemek ve depreme bağlı göz hastalıkları hakkında veri sağlamak amacıyla yapıldı. Depreme bağlı göz travmalarının yükünün karakterize edilmesi, Türkiye'de veya benzer doğal afet riski taşıyan ülkelerde gelecekte yaşanabilecek depremlerde hizmetlerin planlanmasını kolaylaştıracaktır.

Keywords

Deprem, doğal afet, oküler görme

References

• World Health Organization. Emergencies Türkiye and Syria Earthquakes. https://www.who.int/europe/emergencies/situations/turkiye-and-syria-earthquakes. Published February 2023. AccessedMarch 1, 2023.
• Events near Turkey-Syriaborder, February 2023. http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/eqinfo/event.php?id=gfz2023cnwr and http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/eqinfo/event.php?id=gfz2023coos. AccessedFebruary 7, 2023.
• Esmaeli B, Elner SG, Schork MA, Elner VM. Visual out come and ocular survival after penetrating trauma. A clinicopathologic study. Ophthalmology. 1995;102(3):393-400. doi:10.1016/s0161-6420(95)31009-3.
• Dong ZH, Yang ZG, Chen TW, et al. Earthquake-related versus non-earthquake-related injuries in spinal injury patients: differentiation with multi detector computed tomography. Crit Care. 2010;14(6):R236. doi: 10.1186/cc9391.
• Vaishya R, Agarwal AK, Vijay V,Hussaini M, Singh H. Surgical management of musculoskeletal injuries after 2015 Nepal earthquake: our experience. Cureus. 2015;7(8):e306. Published 2015 Aug 18. doi:10.7759/cureus.306.
• Ding S, Hu YH, Zhang ZK, Wang T. A contrast study of the traumatic condition between the wounded in 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake and 4.25 Nepal earthquake. Chin J Traumatol. 2015;18(3):157–6. doi.org/10.1016/j.cjtee.2015.08.001.
• Godar ST, Kaini KR, Amatya P, Joshi K, Singh L. Magnitude of ocular trauma in a tertiaryc are hospital of western Nepal. Nep J Med Sci. 2013;2(2):140-143. doi:10.3126/NJMS.V2I2.8964.
• Adhikari RK, Pokhrel H, Chaudhary H, Chaudhary B. Ocular trauma among children in western Nepal: agents of trauma and visualout come. Nepal J Ophthalmol. 2010;2(4):164-65. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v2i2.3726.
• Saeed MSM, Ahmad FAKNF, Niazi K. Ocular injuries in earthquake victims. J Rawalpindi Med Coll. 2007;11(1):30-32.
• Asrani SG, Mc Glumphy EJ, Al-Aswad LA, et al. The relation ship between intra ocular pressure and glaucoma: An evolving concept. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2024;101303.doi.org/10.1016/j.preteyeres.2024.101303
• Stapleton F, Edwards K, Keay L, et al. Risk factors for moderate and severe microbial keratitis in daily wear contact lens users. Ophthalmology. 2012;119(8):1516-1521. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.01.052
• Anand V, Buckley JG, Scally A, Elliott DB. Postural stability changes in the elderly with cataract simulation and refractiveblur. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2003;44(11):4670-4675. doi:10.1167/iovs.03-0455
• Purohit N, Goyal A, Gupta PC, et al. Analysis of quality of life of patients with refractive errors in India. J Healthc Qual Res. 2025;40(1):12-21. doi:10.1016/j.jhqr.2024.08.001
• Ekemiri K, Ekemiri C, Ezinne N, et al. Global burden of fall and associated factors among individual with low vision: A systematic-review and meta-analysis. Plosone. 2024;19(7), e0302428.doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302428
• Assi L, Chamseddine F, Ibrahim P, et al. A global assessment of eye health and quality of life: a systematic review of systematic reviews. JAMA ophthalmol, 2021;139(5),526-541.doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.0146.