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Fırat Tıp Dergisi
2022, Cilt 27, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 038-042
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Clinical Aspects of Pediatric Penetrating Corneal Eye Injuries with Pencil
Mehmet CANLEBLEBİCİ, Hakan YILDIRIM, Mehmet BALBABA
Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ, Türkiye

Objective: To evaluate the clinical features of penetrating eye injury with pencil in the pediatric age group by comparing it with corneal injuries due to other causes.

Material and Method: Records of patients under 18 years of age who were followed for at least 6 months due to penetrating corneal injury between 2013 and 2018 were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: Forty one eyes of 41 patients were included in the study. There were 15 (36.6%) patients in the first group with pencil injury and 26 (63.4%) patients in the second group with non-pencil injuries. Fourteen (34.1%) of the patients were female and 27 (65.9%) were male. The mean age was 8.80 ± 3.32 (3-17) years in the first group and 8.38 ± 4.12 (3-14) years in the second group. Additional pathologies; 11 (73.3%) iris prolapse, 3 (20.0%) pencil tip in the eye, and 5 (33.3%) traumatic cataract were observed in the first group. In the second group, 14 (43.8%) had iris prolapse, 7 (26.9%) had traumatic cataract and 5 (15.6%) had hyphema. Primary repair was performed in all patients. In the first and second groups, respectively; in the postoperative follow-up, 4 (26.6%) and 18 (56.3%) patients had corneal haze, 6 (40.0%) and 10 (38.4%) patients had pupil irregularities. Preoperative best corrected visual acuities (BCVA) were evaluated as mean 0.37 ± 0.20 and 0.13 ± 0.18, respectively, and at postoperative follow-up 0.84 ± 0,12 and 0.48 ± 0.42. There was a statistically significant difference (p <0.05) between the two groups in terms of ocular trauma score, initial and final BCVA.

Conclusion: Pencil injuries are common in childhood, and the final visual acuity of these patients is better than other corneal injuries. Parents, teachers and children should be trained to be careful to prevent such injuries.


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