title: [Motor vehicle accidents and eye injuries].
abstract: The medical records of 24,632 patients treated in our surgical emergency service over a 3-year period were reviewed to determine the frequency and characteristics of ocular trauma caused by motor vehicle accidents (MVA). MVA-related injuries accounted for 13.9% of all visits to the service and involved 1106 of the patients (33%), of whom 77% were young males. At least 1 pathological finding was found in 858 (77.6%) and 169 (15.2%) were admitted. 16 patients sustained very severe ocular injuries which resulted in poor vision.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Ophthalmology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pikkel
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gelfand
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mezer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology