title: A study of perforating eye injuries at the Ophthalmology Department, National University of Malaysia.
abstract: One hundred and sixty seven (167) perforating eye injuries involving 159 patients were analyzed in a retrospective study over a three-year period. The degree of blindness and their associated factors were determined. Most patients were in the first three decades of life and were males. One hundred and seven (64%) eyes had vision of 3/60 or worse at initial assessment. Of these only 45% of eyes had improved vision to 6/36 or better at six months of follow-up. Fifty-five per cent of eyes were blind. The only significant associated factor identified was the extent of injury. Age, time interval and mechanism of injury were not significant factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zainal
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Goh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014785:Vision, Ocular