Eye injury (ocular trauma) in southern Turkey: Epidemiology, ocular survival, and visual outcome

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-148

  Soylu, Merih ^a,b   Sizmaz, Selcuk ^c   Cayli, Sibel ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

^c BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ocular trauma; Prevention; Prognosis; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHEMICAL INJURY; CHILD; CORNEA INJURY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE DISEASE; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; KNIFE CUT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHTHISIS BULBI; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERA; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77952243147     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-009-9300-4     Document Type: Article

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