PMID- 34833416 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211130 LR - 20211130 IS - 1648-9144 (Electronic) IS - 1010-660X (Print) IS - 1010-660X (Linking) VI - 57 IP - 11 DP - 2021 Nov 3 TI - Clinical Characteristics, Visual Outcomes, and Prognostic Factors of Open Globe Injuries. LID - 10.3390/medicina57111198 [doi] LID - 1198 AB - Background and Objectives: Open globe injuries (OGI) remain an important cause of visual impairment and loss, impacting all ages. A better understanding of the factors influencing visual outcomes is important in an attempt to improve the results of the treatment of OGI patients. The author aimed to contribute to this knowledge with the analysis of clinical characteristics, prognostic factors, and visual outcomes of their cohort of OGI patients. Materials and Methods: A retrospective medical record review was performed for 160 patients (161 eyes) who sustained an open globe injury between January 2015 and December 2017 and presented to the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Data analyzed included age, sex, type, cause, place of OGI, initial visual acuity (VA), final best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and tissue involvement. Open globe injuries were classified using the Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology (BETT) and Ocular Trauma Classification System (OTCS). Univariate analysis was conducted to evaluate the prognostic factors. Results: The mean age of the patients was 41.9 years. The male-to-female ratio was found to be 8.4:1. The home was the leading place of eye injury (59.6%), followed by an outdoor environment (14.3%) and workplace (11.8%). Penetrating injury accounted for 43.5%, followed by intraocular foreign body injury (39.1%) and globe rupture (13%). Overall, 19.5% of patients regained a good final vision of >/=0.5, but for 48.1% of them, eye trauma resulted in severe visual impairment (BCVA