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.
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff.
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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