Orbital Fractures and Risk Factors for Ocular Injury. [PDF]
Clin Ophthalmol, 2022 Purpose To identify factors predictive of serious ocular injury requiring urgent consultation by ophthalmology in patients presenting with blunt trauma orbital fractures.
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Epidemiology and etiology of chemical ocular injury: A brief review. [PDF]
World J Clin Cases, 2023 Chemical ocular injury is one of the common ophthalmologic emergencies that can cause vision loss and serious complications. Despite all protective measures, it continues to be a serious public health problem, especially in young male patients.
Akgun Z, Selver OB.
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Ocular injury progression and cornea histopathology from chloropicrin vapor exposure: Relevant clinical biomarkers in mice. [PDF]
Exp Eye Res, 2023 Ocular tissue is highly sensitive to chemical exposures. Chloropicrin (CP), a choking agent employed during World War I and currently a popular pesticide and fumigating agent, is a potential chemical threat agent. Accidental, occupational, or intentional
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Orbital fractures and concurrent ocular injury in a New Zealand tertiary centre [PDF]
Frontiers in Ophthalmology, 2023 BackgroundOrbital fractures are a common presentation to acute care and carry an associated risk of ocular injury, however, previous research has not investigated injury rates by fracture category. These patients are frequently assessed by non-ophthalmic
Nicholas J. Theis +4 more
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A Transformative Wearable Corneal Microneedle Patch for Efficient Therapy of Ocular Injury and Infection. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Ocular injury and infection are significant causes of vision impairment and blindness globally. Effective treatment is, however, challenging due to the physical barrier of the cornea, which restricts drug penetration in the eye, as well as the presence ...
Jiang X +7 more
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Prognostic value of Ocular Trauma Score and pediatric Penetrating Ocular Trauma Score in predicting the visual prognosis following ocular injury. [PDF]
Rom J Ophthalmol, 2022 Aim: To assess the role of Ocular Trauma Score (OTS) and Pediatric Penetrating Ocular Trauma Score (POTS) in predicting visual prognosis following ocular injury.
Chaudhary A, Singh R, Singh SP.
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Factors Associated With Increased Risk of Serious Ocular Injury in the Setting of Orbital Fracture.
JAMA Ophthalmol, 2021 Importance Orbital fractures are common in ocular trauma, and there is a need to develop predictive tools to estimate risk of concurrent ocular injury. Objective To identify clinical and radiographic features that are associated with increased risk of ...
Rossin EJ +5 more
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Assessment of Firework-Related Ocular Injury in the US.
JAMA Ophthalmol, 2020 Importance Fireworks are popularly used for recreation but can lead to potentially blinding injuries. Studies quantifying the trend and national prevalence of firework-related ocular injuries are limited.
Shiuey EJ, Kolomeyer AM, Kolomeyer NN.
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Ocular injury in the United States: Emergency department visits from 2006–2011
Injury, 2016 INTRODUCTION Ocular complaints represent a sizeable burden to emergency departments, accounting for an estimated 2.4 million ED visits annually. We sought to characterise visits associated with ocular injury and examine factors contributing to inpatient ...
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Incidence and severity of asymptomatic ocular injury in adult and pediatric orbital fractures [PDF]
Orbit, 2023 Ben Brintz +2 more
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