Playtime Open Globe Injuries in Children

This study investigated the epidemiology, aetiologies, and complications of playtime open-globe injuries in children at the Assiut University Hospital, Egypt, between January to July 2016.

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Key information

Conditions

Eye Trauma Craniocerebral Trauma Eye Diseases Eye Injuries Facial Injuries Nervous System Diseases Trauma, Nervous System Wounds and Injuries

Age range

Up to 18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

This prospective study was conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, Assiut University Hospital, which is the largest tertiary referral hospital in Upper Egypt and provides 24-hour ophthalmic emergency services for six governorates. The study included all children (age ≤18 years) admitted with open-globe injuries that occurred during playtime over a 6-month study period. Demographic information (age and sex), the site and mechanism of injury, the site of ocular laceration (corneal, scleral or corneoscleral) and associated complications were recorded and analysed.

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

all children (age ≤18 years) admitted with open-globe injuries that occurred during playtime over a 6-month study period (January-July 2016).

Exclusion criteria

Open globe injuries in patients olader than 18 years.
Closed globe injuries

Treatment and study plan

Repair of open globe injury

Other

repair of corneal, corneoscleral, or scleral wounds

Primary outcomes

Visual acuity (in Decimal using Snellen chart) after repair of open globe injury

Time frame: 1 day

measurement of corrected distant visual acuity after wound repair.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Assiut University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Epidemiology, Aetiologies, and Complications of Playtime Open-globe Injuries in Children

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Aug 4, 2020
Registry last updated: Jul 28, 2021

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