title: Ocular trauma in Lagos.
abstract: 104 patients were treated for ocular trauma in Lagos from January, to December, 1986. These were cases that needed admissions and surgery. All of them were seen as emergencies. Minor injuries that were treated as day cases were not included in this study. There is need for recording all cases at the eye clinic level for accurate statistics. Traditional healers, environmental and social factors vary the causes and final visual results. Suggestions are made to improve on these set backs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Adefule-Ositelu
authors.forename: I I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Soetan
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Akinsola
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014504:Urban Health