title: Ocular fireworks injuries.
abstract: A survey in Arkansas of 14 cases of ocular injuries caused by the explosion of Class C fireworks showed significant, and possibly permanent, visual loss in five men. The most common injuries, corneal abrasion and hyphema, occurred in nine male patients with no residual ocular damage.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001131:Arkansas; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002829:Choroid / Q000293:injuries; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000293:injuries; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005107:Explosions; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000209:etiology; D007498:Iris / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture