Ocular Trauma Admitted at Tripoli Eye Hospital : Magnitude, Pattern, and Outcome

الملخص

Eye injuries can lead to many health consequences. The effect of eye injuries is not mainly cause of vision loss, but
it can burden our community and lead to many economical conflicts.
Objective: is to demonstrate the trend of ocular trauma admitted at Tripoli Eye Hospital in the form of magnitude,
pattern and outcome.
This study was a longitudinal, descriptive study. It was conducted at Tripoli Eye Hospital during the year 2015-
2016. Two hundred and twenty seven patients with history of trauma to the eye were included in the study. The data
were obtained from the patient’s records including age, gender, affected eye, etiology and location of trauma and
the management. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 16.
The magnitude of ocular trauma in this study was around the third of cases admitted to Tripoli Eye Hospital during
Jun 2015 till January 2016. High percentage of eye injuries was found in male. Out of 227 trauma eye cases, 53.3%
patients suffered left eye injuries, 48% presented within the first 24 hours. Street (27.8%) and home (26.4%) were
contributed to the most common places for eye trauma. The most common cause was Mechanical (93%), mainly by
blunt (28.2%) and sharp (26.4%) objects. Open eye injuries are more common (39%) than close eye injuries (34%).
The ocular Trauma system Score (OTS) 2 level is the most common end result for eye trauma (23%).
The study showed that around a third of admitted patients to the hospital are due to trauma. The majority of ocular
trauma in study population was due to mechanical cause, more in males, younger than 10 years of age. Open globe
injuries were more common and the OTS 2 level is the most common end result for eye trauma