Childhood ophthalmologic traumatism in perm krai

Aim. To analyze severe traumatic injuries of visual organs in children of Perm Krai.

Materials and methods. Retrospective analysis was fulfilled according to the data of case registers of emergency ophthalmologic stations of Perm Regional Clinical Hospital and “City Clinical Hospital № 2 named after F.Kh. Gral” as well as case histories of children with visual organs injuries hospitalized to ophthalmological units of the same institutions for 2 years (2014-2015).

Results. During 2 years, 39 801 persons, including 4078 (10,2 %) children, addressed to two emergency ophthalmological stations in connection with visual organs injuries; 41 children were hospitalized: 30 (73 %) boys and 11 (27 %) girls aged 1-17 years. Most children had eye injuries, received at home - 23 persons (56,1 %), in the street - 17 (41,5 %), at school (manual training) - 1. Injured visual organ - 43 eyes: wounds - 31 (72 %) eyes, contusions - 8 (19 %), burns - 4 (9 %).

Conclusions. Injuries of visual organs, which require hospitalization to specialized units and rendering emergency surgical and conservative care, are registered in children of Perm Krai. A part of injured patients after hospital treatment preserved low visual acuity or had no object vision. Thus, it is necessary to take active measures for prevention of eye injuries and their consequences.