title: [Ocular open trauma: characteristics of admitted cases at the Padre Bento Hospital of Guarulhos, SP].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study tends to identify the incidence of ocular open trauma at the emergency service of the "Complexo Hospitalar Padre Bento of Guarulhos, SP".
  
  
  METHODS
  It is a descriptive transversal study performed in a period of four months at the "Complexo Hospitalar Padre Bento". All patients admitted at the emergency room with a diagnosis of open ocular trauma were included. After ophthalmologic examination, all patients hospitalized, with intravenous antibiotic therapy, occlusive tamper and preparation for surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-three patients with ocular perforating trauma were attended. Mean age was 34.35 years, with males representing 87.00% of all cases. Motor vehicle accidents were the most frequent type of trauma with 43.50% of the patients. Visual acuity loss was an important predictor of looking for early medical emergency service, with 92.30% of the patients doing this in less than twelve hours.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Penetrating corneal trauma was the most frequent. Open ocular trauma was more frequent in young men, victims of automobile accident. The right eye was the most affected. Low vision was the mostly observed immediate complication.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmologia, Complexo Hospitalar Padre Bento, Guarulhos, SP. mmpweyll@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Mônica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weyll
authors.forename: Regina Cele
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: Nilson Lopes da
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Fonseca Júnior
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity