title: Childhood penetrating eye injuries.
abstract: We reviewed 41 children with penetrating eye injuries from birth to 15 years of age between August 1982 to May 1990. Male to female ratio was 3.56:1. Thirteen (33%) cases resulted in monocular blindness. The distribution of penetrating injuries was based on the site of perforation: corneal, corneoscleral and scleral groups. The commonest cause of injury was child related from a thrown object (42%) and hazardous toys (21%).
authors.affiliation: Dept of Paediatric Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Keefe
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bowell
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lanigan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012737:Sex Factors; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology