Background/Purpose: To review the pattern of presentation and management difficulty of patients with ocular chemical burns. Method: Retrospective study of all patients with ocular burns seen over 8-year period (March 1998- April 2006) in the eye clinic as well as the plastic and reconstructive surgery unit of our hospital. Case files were retrieved and relevant information extracted and analyzed. Results: There were a total of 23 patients (n=33 eyes) seen in the period under review consisting of 19 males and 4 females. The age ranged from 6-52 years with mean age of 31.87years. The chemical injuries were accidental in 73.9% of the cases and of these 76.5% were work related. The remaining 26.1% resulting from assault were bilateral and ...
Chemical and thermal ocular burns are among the most urgent ophthalmic emergencies, often resulting ...
Introduction Chemical injuries can occur under various circumstances and may cause serious damage to...
Chemical injuries are often described as burns, a term which, in its more general application, is us...
Background/Purpose: To review the pattern of presentation and management difficulty of patients wit...
BACKGROUND Chemical injuries to the eye is one of the true ophthalmic emergencies. Alkali injuries ...
Background: The purpose of the study was to assess caregivers’ compliance with the management protoc...
Objective:The chemical eye burn is one of the major emergencies in the ophthalmology that will resul...
Background Epidemiological studies focusing on occupational pathologies can be an important medium ...
Ocular chemical Injury comprises about 8-18% of overall ocular trauma. It is caused by various types...
Background: Chemical trauma is one of the emergency cases in ophthalmology since it can lead to seve...
Background:Ocular trauma has been a neglected problem. Worldwide there are approximately 1.6 million...
Introduction: Pediatric burns commonly involve the face and periocular areas, with a possibility of ...
Introduction: Ocular burns are a public health problem due to the little conscience about ocular pro...
The paper is focused on combined burn injuries of the eye, face and other body parts in acute care p...
Background: Although the eyes represent 0.1% of the total human body, they are exposed to many injur...
Chemical and thermal ocular burns are among the most urgent ophthalmic emergencies, often resulting ...
Introduction Chemical injuries can occur under various circumstances and may cause serious damage to...
Chemical injuries are often described as burns, a term which, in its more general application, is us...
Background/Purpose: To review the pattern of presentation and management difficulty of patients wit...
BACKGROUND Chemical injuries to the eye is one of the true ophthalmic emergencies. Alkali injuries ...
Background: The purpose of the study was to assess caregivers’ compliance with the management protoc...
Objective:The chemical eye burn is one of the major emergencies in the ophthalmology that will resul...
Background Epidemiological studies focusing on occupational pathologies can be an important medium ...
Ocular chemical Injury comprises about 8-18% of overall ocular trauma. It is caused by various types...
Background: Chemical trauma is one of the emergency cases in ophthalmology since it can lead to seve...
Background:Ocular trauma has been a neglected problem. Worldwide there are approximately 1.6 million...
Introduction: Pediatric burns commonly involve the face and periocular areas, with a possibility of ...
Introduction: Ocular burns are a public health problem due to the little conscience about ocular pro...
The paper is focused on combined burn injuries of the eye, face and other body parts in acute care p...
Background: Although the eyes represent 0.1% of the total human body, they are exposed to many injur...
Chemical and thermal ocular burns are among the most urgent ophthalmic emergencies, often resulting ...
Introduction Chemical injuries can occur under various circumstances and may cause serious damage to...
Chemical injuries are often described as burns, a term which, in its more general application, is us...