Objective:

To describe clinical characteristics of open globe eye trauma in zone 1 and its management in the emergency department in patients admitted to the Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology Ramón Pando Ferrer between June 2016 and June 2017.

Methods:

A prospective longitudinal descriptive observational study was carried out on a sample of 35 patients. The variables studied were age, sex, occupation, affected eye, place of the accident, causal agent, location, size and shape of the wound, evolution time, production mechanism and initial visual acuity, associated ocular alterations and medical treatment that were processed in a database with SPSS.

Results:

the male sex under 50 years of age, work area and metal objects predominated, as well as penetrating wounds between 2 and 5 mm for central and linear associated with cataract. Most required surgical treatment.

Conclusions:

despite the early and timely care of open globe eye trauma, this continues to exist as a cause of unilateral decrease in vision in working-age patients, so protection measures should be intensified as a priority for its prevention.

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