DR. PRIYA LAKSHMI KHANGEMBAM

DR.RUMA DAS, DR. ANKUR BARUAH, DR.ATHILI LESHINI

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Ocular trauma in children is a major cause of blindness in the world. 5 to 15 % of childhood blindness is due to trauma.

AIM : To evaluate the ocular morbidity ,its management, and outcome in pediatric age group.

METHODS : It was a prospective study carried out in Department of ophthalmology, for a period of 1 year. 60 patients of age 2- 12 years were included in the study.

RESULTS: In our study, out of 60 patients ,44% were in the age group of 10 to 12 years. Males were affected more commonly than females in a ratio of 4:1. The major mode of injury was with stationeries and household articles [44%]. Residence was found to be the main place of injury [50%]. 32 patients showed an improvement in visual acuity after intervention.

CONCLUSION: Early referral from the periphery and early presentation to the hospital , had early intervention, which led to better visual outcome in these patients.