PMID- 38425615
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20240302
IS  - 2168-8184 (Print)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Electronic)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 1
DP  - 2024 Jan
TI  - Insights Into Ocular Resilience: Unraveling the Epidemiology, Prognostic Factors, 
      and Visual Triumphs of Open Globe Injuries in the COVID-19 Era at a Leading 
      Tertiary Care Centre of Western Rajasthan, India.
PG  - e53198
LID - 10.7759/cureus.53198 [doi]
LID - e53198
AB  - INTRODUCTION: This study was conducted to describe the epidemiology, prognostic 
      factors, and visual outcomes of open globe injuries (OGIs) at a tertiary care 
      centre in Western Rajasthan, India. METHODS: Data of OGI patients treated at the 
      Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, 
      Rajasthan, from March 2019 to December 2021 were reviewed retrospectively. 
      Demographic details including age, gender, place of injury, wound characteristics 
      (i.e., cause, mechanism, location, and size), visual acuity (VA), and associated 
      ocular injuries were recorded. The Ocular Trauma Classification System (OTCS) and 
      the Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology (BETT) were used to categorize OGIs. All 
      the data was entered into a Microsoft Excel sheet (Microsoft Corporation, 
      Redmond, Washington, United States) and analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics for 
      Windows, Version 23.0 (Released 2015; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, United 
      States). RESULTS: A total of 40 patients with OGIs were included. OGI was 
      discovered to be four times higher in males and 47.5% of the total cases were 
      observed in patients aged 0-15 years, followed by patients aged 16-30 (27.5%). 
      The rupture injury showed a higher incidence rate (32.5%) than the penetrating 
      injury (62.5%). Of all OGIs, 75% were grade 4 injuries, with zone 1 being the 
      most often affected zone and wood stick injury being the most prevalent 
      aetiology. A significant difference was noted (p<0.001) in comparing presenting 
      VA with final VA with paired sample t-test. A negative Spearman correlation was 
      noted between age and final VA (r = 0.53, p = 0.000), and the grade of injury and 
      final VA (r = 0.51, p = 0.001.) Conclusion: Young males were the most susceptible 
      group to sustain OGIs due to their more physical activities. Health education and 
      safety in the workplace and during sports are crucial to reduce the incidence of 
      OGI.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2024, Meena et al.
FAU - Meena, Seema
AU  - Meena S
AD  - Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Jodhpur, IND.
FAU - Bhatnagar, Kavita
AU  - Bhatnagar K
AD  - Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Jodhpur, IND.
FAU - Jaisingh, Kirti
AU  - Jaisingh K
AD  - Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Jodhpur, IND.
FAU - Shakrawal, Jyoti
AU  - Shakrawal J
AD  - Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Jodhpur, IND.
FAU - Tandon, Manjari
AU  - Tandon M
AD  - Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Jodhpur, IND.
FAU - Agrawal, Nikhil
AU  - Agrawal N
AD  - Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Jodhpur, IND.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20240129
PL  - United States
TA  - Cureus
JT  - Cureus
JID - 101596737
PMC - PMC10902515
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - epidemiology of ocular trauma
OT  - ocular trauma score (ots)
OT  - open globe injuries
OT  - pronostic factors
OT  - visual outcome
COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
EDAT- 2024/03/01 06:43
MHDA- 2024/03/01 06:44
PMCR- 2024/01/29
CRDT- 2024/03/01 03:49
PHST- 2024/01/29 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2024/03/01 06:44 [medline]
PHST- 2024/03/01 06:43 [pubmed]
PHST- 2024/03/01 03:49 [entrez]
PHST- 2024/01/29 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.7759/cureus.53198 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Cureus. 2024 Jan 29;16(1):e53198. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53198. eCollection 2024 
      Jan.