Abstract
Paediatric Ocular Injuries Associated with Ghanaian Recreational Activities in the Ashaiman Municipality, Ghana
Highlights
An ocular injury is a physical damage to the eye, including all its structures-eyelids, cornea, anterior chamber, lens, retina, extra ocular muscles and nerves [1,2]
Of the 27% of ocular injuries occurring in schools, the causes as reported at health facilities were due to trauma from sticks during games which recorded 86% and open fire/chemical burns which constituted 14% of cases
Other causes of ocular injury reported by the children sampled included child abuse, 80 (42.3%) thermal injury, 67 (35.5%) and chemical splash, 42 (22.2%) depicts the types of paediatric eye injuries sustained as a result of sports
Summary
An ocular injury is a physical damage to the eye, including all its structures-eyelids, cornea, anterior chamber, lens, retina, extra ocular muscles and nerves [1,2]. Children usually engage in recreational activities, which help in their development as well as serve as a form of exercise. These activities, can cause minor as well as catastrophic injuries to their eyes [3]. The risk of children getting injured in the eye is high because they are unable to avoid hazards. Most of these hazards are intrinsic in the kind of games children play [4]. Recreational activities are essential part of a child’s development Such activities may expose the child to eye injuries which contribute to blindness in children. The study assessed the ocular injuries which occur in children who engage in Ghanaian recreational activities and the health seeking behaviours of parents/guardians when a child had an ocular injury
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