RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Prognosis of perforating eye injury.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 737
OP 739
DO 10.1136/bjo.60.11.737
VO 60
IS 11
A1 Adhikary, H P
A1 Taylor, P
A1 Fitzmaurice, D J
YR 1976
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/60/11/737.abstract
AB The assessment of visual function in a series of 130 consecutive patients of perforating eye injuries, revealed that visual acuity of 6/12 or better was regained in 63 per cent, between 6/60 and 6/18 in 9-2 per cent, less than 6/60 in 15-3 per cent, and enucleation was necessary in 9-2 per cent. In 3 per cent, the eyes were retained as blind, symptomfree, and cosmetically satisfactory organs. Two eyes were found to develop complete traumatic aniridia. None in the series was found to have sympathetic ophthalmitis.