title: Penetrating eye injuries in children of the West Bank and Gaza strip.
abstract: A retrospective study was carried out on 118 children with penetrating eye injuries. Fifty-three per cent of those without an intraocular foreign body (50/94) achieved a final visual acuity of 6/12 or better, whilst 13% (14/108) required an enucleation. Mixed corneoscleral wounds, vitreous haemorrhage and retinal detachment were bad prognostic features. Important principles of management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: St. John Ophthalmic Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Elder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications