Abstract:

Purpose: to evaluate the results of treatment with the epidemic and clinical characteristics of children who apply to our clinic due to a global injury. Tools and Methods: This retrospective study included 57 eyes of 57 patients aged 0-16 who applied for a global injury between 01.01.2014 and 01.07.2017. Patients were assessed in terms of age, gender, cause of trauma, form of trauma (open/open) and location, therapy and vision accuracy. Results: 37 of the 57 children involved in the study were boys (64.9 percent) and 20 (35.1 percent) girls. The average age of children was 7.63±4.27 years (1-16) The children were divided into three age groups: 0-5 years old (baby and pre-school), 6-10 years old (primary education) and 11-16 years old (mediary education). The major number of injuries was 42.1% (n=24) and among children in the age group of 6-10 years. This was observed by children between 0-5 years of age (33,3 percent, n=19) and between 11-16 years (24,6 percent, n=14 percent). Compared to all age groups, the number of men exposed to trauma was statistically significantly higher than the number of girls (p=0,02). 26 of the patients (45.6 percent) open, 31 (54.4 percent) closed globular injuries were addressed to our hospital. The result: While most eye injury can be prevented by simple measures, most children exposed to trauma may experience a vision disorder that can seriously prevent their psychosocial development. It should be known that if simple, protective measures are applied, the majority of accidents can be prevented.

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