Mohammad Idris, Zubairullah Khan, Hasan Yaqoob, Asim Ali Shah.
Incidence of Intraocular Foreign Body in Penetrating Trauma presented to a Tertiary Care Hospital of Khyber Pakhtun Khwa and its Visual Outcome.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;13(2):66-8.

Objective: to determine the Frequency of Intraocular foreign body in penetrating injury presented to a tertiary care centre of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for management and its visual outcome. Study design: prospective, interventional case series Material and Methods: The study was carried out at Department of Ophthalmology, Govt Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from July 2010 to Jan 2013. We received 100 cases from outdoor department for management. Patients were examined after detailed history and important findings noted. Data was collected on special proforma and was analyzed with the help of SPSS Version16. Results: The study comprised of 100 cases. In 37 (37%) patients with penetrating ocular injury, IOFB was found. 73 (73%) patients were male and majority was young patients. Students and children were in majority, 38 (38%) patients were students, 35 (35%) patients were labors, and 15 (15%) patients were related to sports and defense. Commonest reason of penetrating injury was toys, stone and metal and glass pieces. Main reason for poor visual acuity was late presentation and BBI (bomb blast injuries). Conclusion: Occupation like labor, sports, defense and children are persons who are constantly prone to penetrating trauma and IOFB. In case of school children, teachers can play a vital role in prevention and timely referral to a tertiary care centre. Commonly male and young people are risk group people and should be advised to wear protective goggles during outdoor work. Visual progression was poor in majority of the eyes; delayed presentation and BBI were the top reasons. Most serious cause of penetrating trauma was BBI.

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