title: Blindness due to firearm eye injuries in rural western Uttar Pradesh.
abstract: In a retrospective analysis of 440 cases of firearm injuries, 104 patients had ocular injuries. Following treatment only 14 patients (13.5%) could regain visual acuity of > or = 6/60.
authors.affiliation: Upgraded Department of Ophthalmology, L.L.R.M. Medical College, Meerut, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mittal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology