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Purpose: evaluate the clinical characteristics of penetrating corneal eye injuries occurring with a pen in the pediatric age group, compared to corneal injuries not occurring with a pen. The records of patients under the age of 18 followed for at least 6 months due to cornea injury penetrating between 2013-2019 years were retrospective. Results: 41 eye patients were included in the study. In the first group with pen and corneal injury, 15 (36.6%), and in the second group with pen external injury, 26 (63.4%) were patients. 14 of the patients (34.1 percent) were girls and 27 (65.9 percent) men. The average age in the first group was 8.80±3.32 (3-17), and in the second group 8.38±4.12 (3-14) years. When additional pathologies were studied in the first group of patients, 11 (73.3%) were with iris prolapsus, 3 (20.%) were with a pen end in the eye, and 5 (33.3%) were with traumatic cataracts. In the second group, 14 (43.8 percent) were with iris prolaps, 7 (26.9 percent) with traumatic cataracts and 5 (15.6 percent) with hyphema. All patients were first remedied. In the first and second groups, 4 (%26.6) and 18 (%56.3) in postoperative followings, respectively, in the cornea center of the patient, all corneal disorders, 6 (%40,0) and 10 (%38.4) in pupil disorders were observed. Preoperative best corrected vision accuracy (EIDGK) was assessed as an average of 0.37±0.20 and 0.13±0.18 respectively, 0.84±0.12 and 0.48±0.42 in postoperative tracks. The scores of ocular trauma between the two groups were statistically significant (p <0.05) in terms of the first and last EIDGK. The result is that the injuries that occur with the pen are common in childhood and the patient’s final vision severity may be at a better level than other corneal injuries. The family, teachers and children should be careful to prevent this type of injuries.

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