PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Alexander, David A AU - Kemp, Rachel V AU - Klein, Susan AU - Forrester, John V TI - Psychiatric sequelae and psychosocial adjustment following ocular trauma: a retrospective pilot study AID - 10.1136/bjo.85.5.560 DP - 2001 May 01 TA - British Journal of Ophthalmology PG - 560--562 VI - 85 IP - 5 4099 - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/85/5/560.short 4100 - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/85/5/560.full SO - Br J Ophthalmol2001 May 01; 85 AB - AIMS To identify the prevalence of psychiatric and adjustment problems after ocular trauma and those factors related to a poor outcome. METHODS 47 patients were assessed by structured interview, of whom 45 satisfactorily completed three standardised self report measures of psychological functioning, subjective distress, and social adjustment. RESULTS 33% of patients displayed psychiatric “caseness”. A number of features of the victim consistently resulted in poor outcome including a psychiatric history and peritraumatic dissociation. CONCLUSION These preliminary findings suggest ocular trauma is associated with psychomorbidity and problems of adjustment. The improved management of such patients would benefit from a more detailed analysis by means of a longitudinal study involving larger samples.