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Year : 2010  |  Volume : 58  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 321-323

Descriptive study on ocular survival, visual outcome and prognostic factors in open globe injuries


OEU Institute of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

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Lavanya G Rao
OEU Institute of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.64116

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A prospective observational study was done to assess ocular survival, visual outcome and prognostic factors of open globe injury. Eighty eyes of penetrating trauma between 2004 and 2006 were categorized according to the ocular trauma classification system. Primary repair was done and outcomes were assessed at one, three and six months. The final vision was categorized as per World Health Organization classification of visual impairment. Factors at presentation were evaluated for prognostic value towards visual outcome. Sixty-nine eyes with minimum one month follow-up were included for analysis. Statistical analysis was done using Univariate and Multivariate analysis. We found Grade IV visual acuity (<5/200) at presentation (64%) as the most important factor contributing to poor visual outcome. Statistically insignificant factors were time since injury, cataract, and presence of intraocular foreign body. Ocular survival was 97%. We concluded that initial visual acuity, hyphema, zone and length of injury, retinal detachment and vitreous hemorrhage are statistically significant factors affecting outcome in open globe injuries.


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