DR. RUPALI BARNWAL

DR. SHREYA SHAH, DR.MEHUL SHAH, DR. RAJ VADOR

Abstract

AIM: TO STUDY CLINICAL PROFILE OF CANALICULAR LID INJURIES

METHODS: WE RETROSPECTIVELY COLLECTED DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL DATA OF ALL PATIENTS WHO ATTENDED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HAVING CANALICULAR EYELID LACERATION BETWEEN 2010-2022 .DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL DATA COLLECTED IN PRETESTED FORMAT & STATISTICAL ANALYSES DONE USING SPSS22.

RESULTS: A TOTAL OF 43 PATIENTS STUDIED FOR LID LACERATION WITH MEDIAN AGE 27 Y AND MEDIAN FOLLOW UP 44 DAYS. 20(46.5%) WERE FROM PAEDIATRIC AGE GROUP AND 8(18.6%) WERE TODDLERS (0-6) MALE PREPONDERANCE 79.1%, 58.1% IN RE, 34.1 % HAD UPPER LID INVOLVED, LOWER LID IN 79.1 % BOTH LIDS IN 9.3%, MOST WERE DUE TO CATTLE HORN 18.6%, BLOUSE HOOK RESPONSIBLE IN 19% TODDLERS. 34.9% UNDERWENT LID REPAIR WITH CANALICULAR INTUBATION ,30.2 % CANALICULAR REPAIR.4.9 % HAD ASSOCIATED INTRAOCULAR INJURIES.

CONCLUSION: CANALICULAR INJURIES ARE RELATIVELY LESS COMMON WITH MECHANICAL INJURIES BUT CAN BE MANAGED WELL IF MANAGED WELL.