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A prospective study on ophthalmic injuries related to maxillofacial trauma in Indian population

BACKGROUND: Ophthalmic injuries commonly occur in patients with facial fractures. This study was set up to determine the incidence of ophthalmic injuries as assessed by an ophthalmologist, in patients who had sustained maxillofacial fractures. OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of ophthalmic inju...

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Autores principales: Mittal, Gaurav, Singh, Neeraj, Suvarana, Suraj, Mittal, Shimona R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3700149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23833490
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-5950.111370
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Singh, Neeraj
Suvarana, Suraj
Mittal, Shimona R.
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Suvarana, Suraj
Mittal, Shimona R.
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description BACKGROUND: Ophthalmic injuries commonly occur in patients with facial fractures. This study was set up to determine the incidence of ophthalmic injuries as assessed by an ophthalmologist, in patients who had sustained maxillofacial fractures. OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of ophthalmic injuries in maxillofacial fractures in Indian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A study of 136 patients who had sustained facial trauma sufficient to lead to a facial bone fracture was undertaken and the patients received a comprehensive examination by an ophthalmologist and an orthoptist within one week of injury. All the patients sustaining confirmed maxillofacial fractures were examined by an ophthalmologist for any associated ocular injury. The ophthalmic injuries were classified into three categories—mild, moderate, severe. RESULTS: Ninety-three patients (68.3%) examined sustained eye injuries of various types. Of these, 61.2% were temporary or minor, 29.03% were moderate, and 9.6% were serious. The highest incidence was found in association with mid face fractures, i.e., 95.7%. Fifty-seven patients sustained 176 minor ophthalmologic injuries; 27 patients suffered moderately; 33 had severe ophthalmic injuries. Nine patients sustained severe eye injuries. CONCLUSION: It is suggested that all traumas to the face, particularly above the level of the mouth, require a careful eye examination, including an estimation of visual acuity of each type.
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spelling pubmed-37001492013-07-05 A prospective study on ophthalmic injuries related to maxillofacial trauma in Indian population Mittal, Gaurav Singh, Neeraj Suvarana, Suraj Mittal, Shimona R. Natl J Maxillofac Surg Original Article BACKGROUND: Ophthalmic injuries commonly occur in patients with facial fractures. This study was set up to determine the incidence of ophthalmic injuries as assessed by an ophthalmologist, in patients who had sustained maxillofacial fractures. OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of ophthalmic injuries in maxillofacial fractures in Indian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A study of 136 patients who had sustained facial trauma sufficient to lead to a facial bone fracture was undertaken and the patients received a comprehensive examination by an ophthalmologist and an orthoptist within one week of injury. All the patients sustaining confirmed maxillofacial fractures were examined by an ophthalmologist for any associated ocular injury. The ophthalmic injuries were classified into three categories—mild, moderate, severe. RESULTS: Ninety-three patients (68.3%) examined sustained eye injuries of various types. Of these, 61.2% were temporary or minor, 29.03% were moderate, and 9.6% were serious. The highest incidence was found in association with mid face fractures, i.e., 95.7%. Fifty-seven patients sustained 176 minor ophthalmologic injuries; 27 patients suffered moderately; 33 had severe ophthalmic injuries. Nine patients sustained severe eye injuries. CONCLUSION: It is suggested that all traumas to the face, particularly above the level of the mouth, require a careful eye examination, including an estimation of visual acuity of each type. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3700149/ /pubmed/23833490 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-5950.111370 Text en Copyright: © National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Mittal, Gaurav
Singh, Neeraj
Suvarana, Suraj
Mittal, Shimona R.
A prospective study on ophthalmic injuries related to maxillofacial trauma in Indian population
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title_fullStr A prospective study on ophthalmic injuries related to maxillofacial trauma in Indian population
title_full_unstemmed A prospective study on ophthalmic injuries related to maxillofacial trauma in Indian population
title_short A prospective study on ophthalmic injuries related to maxillofacial trauma in Indian population
title_sort prospective study on ophthalmic injuries related to maxillofacial trauma in indian population
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3700149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23833490
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-5950.111370
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