title: The epidemiology and etiology of pediatric ocular trauma.
abstract: Eighteen million people worldwide have uniocular blindness from traumatic injury. Injuries occur disproportionally commonly in childhood. Every year a quarter of a million children present with serious ocular trauma. For the vast majority the injury is preventable. We review the international literature that identifies high-risk circumstances.
authors: Moorfields Eye Hospital, University College London Partners, London, UK. abbottjoseph@yahoo.com
authors: Joseph
authors: J
authors: Abbott
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Shah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: blindness; childhood eye injury; ocular trauma; penetrating eye injury; perforating eye injury; prevention