Abstract
A study was performed to determine the type and frequency of ocular injuries in patients with major trauma. All patients with ocular and adnexal injuries (n = 178) among 1,119 patients admitted with major trauma (Injury Severity Score >15) to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital from July 1990 to December 1997 were analyzed. Sixteen percent of the major trauma cohort had ocular or orbital trauma. Fifty-five percent of patients with injuries involving the face had ocular or orbital injuries. A range of ocular injuries was seen. Analysis of the major trauma cohort showed that motor vehicle drivers, orbital and base of skull fractures, eyelid lacerations, and superficial eye injuries were strongly associated with vision-threatening injury. Patients with major trauma and facial injuries have a high risk of vision-threatening injury. Patients with orbital fractures, base of skull fracture, eyelid lacerations, and superficial eye injuries should be assessed by an ophthalmologist as part of the early management of their trauma to determine whether an ocular injury is present.
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