title: Syrian Civil-War-Related Intraocular Foreign Body Injuries: A Four-Year Retrospective Analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the data of patients who underwent vitreoretinal surgery due to intraocular foreign body (IOFB) injuries that occurred in the Syrian civil war.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-eight eyes of 78 patients who underwent vitreoretinal surgery due to IOFB injuries that occurred during the Syrian civil war were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-four eyes (56.4%) had traumatic cataract, 44 (56.4%) had retinal tears, 42 (53.8%) had vitreous hemorrhage, 18 (23%) had retinal detachment, 12 (15.3%) had endophthalmitis, and eight eyes had hyphema (10.2%). IOFBs consisted of metal in 62 eyes (79.4%), stone in eight eyes (10.2%), organic material in four eyes (5.1%), and glass in four eyes (5.1%). Approximately 86% of the eyes had initial VAs of 4/200 or worse. However, VAs improved in 64 eyes (82%) after the surgeries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite delays in treatment and the severity of injuries, 82% (64/78) of the eyes had an improvement in VA after the surgeries.
authors.affiliation: a Fatih University Medicine School , Department of Ophthalmology , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gurler
authors.affiliation: b Gaziantep University Medicine School , Department of Ophthalmology , Gaziantep , Turkey.
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.affiliation: c Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Medicine School , Department of Ophthalmology , Rize , Turkey.
authors.forename: Veysi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Oner
authors.affiliation: d Sutcu Imam University Medicine School , Department of Ophthalmology , Kahramanmaras , Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysegul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Comez
authors.affiliation: b Gaziantep University Medicine School , Department of Ophthalmology , Gaziantep , Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Erbagci
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013593:Syria; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014857:Warfare; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Retina; surgery; trauma; vision; vitreous