title: Evaluation of perforating eye injuries by using cluster analysis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey. ukeklikci@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Keklikci
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Sevin Soker
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Cakmak
authors.forename: Yildirim B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Sakalar
authors.forename: M Kaan
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Unlu
mesh_terms: 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