Evaluation of perforating eye injuries by using cluster analysis.
We evaluated the epidemiology, visual outcome, and clinical characteristics of serious eye injuries and identified preventable risk factors. We concluded that many accidents and their resulting injuries were preventable by education, greater intensive care and workplace safety. Perforating ocular injuries in rural environment are still a big therapeutic, social and economic problem.
Keklikci
Ugur
U
Department of Ophthalmology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey. ukeklikci@yahoo.com
Celik
Yusuf
Y
Cakmak
Sevin Soker
SS
Sakalar
Yildirim B
YB
Unlu
M Kaan
MK
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult