A 10-year survey of penetrating eye injuries in Gwent, 1976-85.
A retrospective survey was performed of all penetrating eye injuries in Gwent from 1976 to 1985. It included 171 eyes. The results showed a gradual decline in all penetrating injuries and not just those due to road traffic accidents. An analysis of the cause and prognosis is given.
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Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000453:epidemiology; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014852:Wales; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery