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Citation |
Marsal C, Abry F, Bouyon M, Meyer N, Bourcier T, Speeg-Schatz C. J. Fr. Ophtalmol. 2010; 33(8): 538-543. |
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Blessures oculaires graves liees a l'utilisation d'artifices de divertissement en |
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Affiliation |
Service d'ophtalmologie, Nouvel hopital civil, hopitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, place de l'Hopital, 67091 Strasbourg cedex, France. |
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(Copyright © 2010, Masson Editeur) |
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20724025 |
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Abstract |
AIM: The purpose of the study was to review cases of serious fireworks-related eye injuries presented in the Strasbourg (France) University Hospital ophthalmology emergency department and to analyze epidemiological and clinical data such as visual outcomes and risk factors. METHOD: A 13-year retrospective study (1994-2007) including fireworks-related ocular and adnexal injuries requiring hospitalization was conducted. RESULTS: Thirty-nine patients were reported; 95% were male. The mean age was 19.38 years old. There was 61.5% contusions, 33.3% eye and adnexal burns, and 15.4% of the patients suffered from a penetrating injury. More than half of the patients required emergency ophthalmic surgical procedures. Twenty-six percent of the patients had final visual acuity of 20/400 or less. CONCLUSIONS: Fireworks are a cause of severe eye injury in France. These injuries are potentially preventable, especially in young males. Language: fr |