Prognostic factors for traumatic visual impairment and blindness in special groups
Abstract
Our purpose to review the manuscripts worldwide and evaluate the prognostic factors that effect end visual acuity in different injury groups. Studies about ocular injuries of the children, worker, driver, and army personal were investigated. Injuries of those groups are more frequent in our region than some other regions. Prognostic factors of those studies were compared with each other. Globally prevention is critical and open glob injury is bad prognostic factor, evaluation of visual acuity of the paediatric patients is important. Work related injuries and combat injuries mostly happen in productive young-aged and those have impact as global burden. Ocular traumas secondary to motor vehicle accident can cause central blindness secondary to optic neuropathy or intracranial pathology.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Review
Publication Date
April 23, 2019
Submission Date
February 19, 2019
Acceptance Date
April 13, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 1 Number: 1