A REVIEW OF OCULAR EMERGENCIES IN YAZD, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) 1378-1379

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SHOJA M.R.; RASTGAR A.A.GH.

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Journal: JOURNAL OF CURRENT OPHTHALMOLOGY Year:2000 | Volume:12 | Issue:3 Page(s): 83-93

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A REVIEW OF OCULAR EMERGENCIES IN YAZD, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) 1378-1379

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SHOJA M.R. | RASTGAR A.A.GH. | Issue Writer Certificate

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OCULAR TRUMAQ3

EYE INJURIESQ3

Abstract

Purpose: To identify demographic factors related to increased risk of ocular injuries presented to yazd (ED), planning and provision of eye health care and safety strategies for the prevention of eye trauma.Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study for 500 consecutive patients who presented with eye complaints to (ED) of Yazd Shahid Rahnemoon Hospital over a 4 months period. Common ocular diagnosis and associated variable were assessed.Results: From a total 500 patents 87.8% injuries occurred in men. With a peak age in third decades (29.4%) and highest incidence of work - related injuries in 19-29 years old. Mean age was 29.8 years (Range 1.25-92 years). Diagnosis was grouped as trauma with and without foreign body (77%) and non trauma (23%). The most common type of injury was superficial corneal foreign body (43%). Men had a higher incidence of eye injury than women across all ages.Conclusion: Ocular trauma remains an important cause of avoidable and predominantly mono ocular visual morbidity; and represented 15%wor related injury that is highly preventable by the correct use of safety eye- ware. Health education on the preventive aspects of ocular injuries in schools as well as in industrial working centers place should reduce the incidence of visual loss due to ocular injuries.

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SHOJA, M.R., & RASTGAR, A.A.GH.. (2000). A REVIEW OF OCULAR EMERGENCIES IN YAZD, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) 1378-1379. JOURNAL OF CURRENT OPHTHALMOLOGY, 12(3), 83-93. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/53125/en

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SHOJA M.R., RASTGAR A.A.GH.. A REVIEW OF OCULAR EMERGENCIES IN YAZD, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) 1378-1379. JOURNAL OF CURRENT OPHTHALMOLOGY[Internet]. 2000;12(3):83-93. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/53125/en

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M.R. SHOJA, and A.A.GH. RASTGAR, “A REVIEW OF OCULAR EMERGENCIES IN YAZD, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) 1378-1379,” JOURNAL OF CURRENT OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 83–93, 2000, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/53125/en

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