Ocular traumas are common cases in forensic traumatology practice. Ocular trauma is important in terms of social, economic and psychological burden. Forensic reports with objective data that will form the basis of the legal process that can continue is an important factor to prevent loss of rights. This study aims at reviewing the epidemiology of ocular trauma presenting to Eskisehir Osmangazi University Hospital. This is a retrospective epidemiological study of patients admitted to Eskisehir Osmangazi University Hospital with ocular trauma from 2017 till 2019. Cases were analyzed with respect to age, sex, the way the incident occurred, the complications it caused. And it was evaluated in terms of whether it was life-threatening and whether it caused visual acuity impairment or loss. Spss software was applied to produce the chi-square, pearson chi-square and percentage analyses. Values of p<0.05 were assumed to be statistically significant. The age of cases ranged between 2-79 and their mean age was 34.21±1.47. It was determined that 15 of the cases had impairment/loss of function. There was a significant difference between the type of injury and the impairment/loss of function. 54.5% of penetrating injuries had functional impairment or loss, while this rate was 4.8% in blunt injuries. Traumatic ocular injuries are an important issue of forensic traumatology that must be evaluated by ophthalmologists and forensic medicine specialists together in order to prepare objective and qualified forensic reports that will form the basis of the legal process that can continue and to prevent loss of rights.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | ORİJİNAL MAKALE |
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Publication Date | May 7, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 43 Issue: 3 |