title: Pediatric eye trauma.
abstract: Ocular trauma is a much more common cause of visual loss than is generally recognized. The authors present guidelines for the examination of eye injuries and follow with a discussion of the more common and more serious traumatic injuries.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000293:injuries; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000293:injuries