title: Banger-Related Ocular Injuries During New Year Festivities in Osogbo, SW Nigeria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Different types of ocular injuries could be sustained following banger explosives. This case report could be the first of such reports in West Africa.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report cases of ocular injuries caused by bangers. This was a hospital-based study of 3 consecutive cases that presented during the New Year festival. Injuries were classified according to Birmingham eye trauma terminology system (BETTS). Two of the patients ended up with irreversible loss of vision. Another two of the three were bystanders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As banger-related ocular injuries result in significant morbidity, public education regarding the proper use of bangers would help in preventing the incidence of ocular injuries and blindness. Advocacy for a strict legislation to regulate its use is strongly recommended.
authors.affiliation: Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Adeoti
authors.affiliation: Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria ; College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Isawumi
authors.affiliation: Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile Ife, Osun state, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Onakpoya
authors.affiliation: Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Agbeleye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003288:Contusions / Q000209:etiology; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology*; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bangers; Nigeria; eye injuries; holidays