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Demographic characteristics and clinical outcome of work-related open globe injuries in the most industrialised region of Turkey

dc.contributor.authorÇevik, Mediha Tok
dc.contributor.buuauthorKIVANÇ, SERTAÇ ARGUN
dc.contributor.buuauthorKıvanç, Sertaç Argün
dc.contributor.buuauthorBudak, Berna Akova
dc.contributor.buuauthorAKOVA, BERNA
dc.contributor.buuauthorSkrijelj, Emina
dc.contributor.departmentBursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Oftalmoloji Anabilim Dalı.
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-0995-5260
dc.contributor.researcheridAAH-6518-2021
dc.contributor.researcheridABE-3033-2020
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-22T05:32:51Z
dc.date.available2024-10-22T05:32:51Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-01
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To evaluate demographic characteristics and clinical outcomes of work-related open globe injuries in the most industrialized region of Turkey.Materials and Methods: The demographic and medical records of patients with work-related open globe injuries who presented to the ophthalmology or emergency departments with an official occupational accident report were retrospectively reviewed. Visual acuity categories were defined according to the World Health Organization. The injury types and zones of the open globes were classified according to Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology System.Results: Among 479 patients with work-related eye injuries in 5 years, there were 102 eyes of 101 patients with open globe injuries (21%). The mean age of the patients was 34.5 +/- 8.9 years with a mean follow-up of 12.5 +/- 12.6 months. The injuries peaked in June in the hour between 12: 00 and 13: 00. Eighty-six percent presented to emergency services within 12 hours after the injury. Twenty-two percent of the patients had been wearing protective eyewear at the time of injury. The open globe injuries were penetrating in 51%, intraocular foreign body in 40%, rupture in 7% and perforation in 2% of the eyes. The most frequent finding was traumatic cataract. Final visual acuity of 33.3% of patients was below 3/60. Seventy-eight percent of patients that had visual acuity worse than 6/18 at presentation had visual acuity of 6/18 or better at final visit. Sixty-three percent of eyes which had injuries involving all 3 zones resulted in phthisis bulbi, enucleation or evisceration.Conclusion: Work-related open globe injuries may have severe consequences such as visual impairment and blindness among the young male working population in industrialized areas. Nearly half of the occupational open globe injuries resulted in visual impairment and blindness.
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/tjo.81598
dc.identifier.endpage23
dc.identifier.issn1300-0659
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage18
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/tjo.81598
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/46807
dc.identifier.volume47
dc.identifier.wos000397190800005
dc.indexed.wosWOS.ESCI
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTurkish Ophthalmological Soc
dc.relation.journalTurk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-turkish Journal Of Ophthalmology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectEye injuries
dc.subjectOcular trauma
dc.subjectCase-crossover
dc.subjectRisk-factors
dc.subjectBlindness
dc.subjectWork-related eye injury
dc.subjectOpen globe injury
dc.subjectVisual impairment
dc.subjectWork accident
dc.subjectScience & technology
dc.subjectLife sciences & biomedicine
dc.subjectOphthalmology
dc.titleDemographic characteristics and clinical outcome of work-related open globe injuries in the most industrialised region of Turkey
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