Abstract

HERNANDEZ SANTOS, Lourdes Rita et al. Characterization of severe ocular traumas in childhood. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2013, vol.26, n.2, pp.245-258. ISSN 0864-2176.

Objective: to characterize clinically and epidemiologically the severe ocular trauma at pediatric ages. Methods: a retrospective and descriptive case series study was conducted in pediatric patients, who were admitted to emergency pediatric ophthalmology service of ¨Ramon Pando Ferrer¨ Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology due to severe ocular trauma from January to December 2010. The sample was made up of 63 patients less than 19 years of age of both sexes. The following demographic (age and sex) and epidemiological variables such as trauma event, visual acuity according to the ocular trauma score, type of lesion (open or close eyeball) and affected area were analyzed. Results: in this group, 81% were males and the predominant age group was 5 to 9 years (38.1%). Close eyeball trauma prevailed over open trauma, the former were mainly located in Zone II, whereas the latter were found in Zone I, accounting for 94.3% and 67.8%, respectively. Conclusions: ocular trauma of close eyeball-type, mainly contusions placed in Zone II, was the most frequent. As to the visual prognosis according to the ocular trauma scoring, there was great similarity between the different categories and the final visual outcome.

Keywords : severe ocular trauma/child; traumatic cataract; traumatic hyphema; close traumas.

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