title: [Analysis of treatment of perforating ocular injuries during warfare in Bosnia-Herzegovina].
abstract: The analysis of 210 patients with penetrating eye injuries was performed. The age of the majority of injured was 20-30 (40%). Most injuries were caused by explosive devices (80%). Entering wounds were found on the cornea in 66.19%, on the sclera in 21.42% and on the limbus in 12.38% of the cases. Traumatic cataract was found in 45.72%, hemophthalmus in 53.33%, detachment of the retina in 40%, intrabulbar foreign body in 51.42%, prolapse of the iris and uvea in 36.19%, and endophthalmitis and hypopyon in 11.42% of the cases. Visual acuity after the operation was more than 0.10 in 37.89% of the cases. The basic principles of the treatment of penetrating eye war injuries were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Vojnomedicinska akademijà, Klinika za ocne bolesti, Beograd.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Drincić
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Smiljanić
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vukosavljević
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Durović
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanjga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014857:Warfare
vernacular_title: Analiza lecenih ratnih perforativnih povreda oka sa bosansko-hercegovackog ratista.