PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - W N Wykes
TI  - A 10-year survey of penetrating eye injuries in Gwent, 1976-85.
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.72.8.607
DP  - 1988 Aug 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 607--611
VI  - 72
IP  - 8
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/72/8/607.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/72/8/607.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol1988 Aug 01; 72
AB  - A retrospective survey was performed of all penetrating eye injuries in Gwent from 1976 to 1985. It included 171 eyes. The results showed a gradual decline in all penetrating injuries and not just those due to road traffic accidents. An analysis of the cause and prognosis is given.