Characteristics and visual outcome of ocular trauma patients at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To describe the epidemiology and visual outcome of patients with ocular trauma treated at Queen Elizabeth Central hospital in Malawi.

Methods

A prospective, observational study was undertaken from September 2017 to December 2017. Data on socio-demographic features, aetiology of trauma, type of ocular injury pre-referral pathway and treatment of ocular trauma was collected as the exposure variables. The main outcome variable was best corrected visual acuity at 8 weeks following initial visit.

Results

A total of 102 patients (103 eyes) with ocular trauma were recruited with loss of follow up of 11 participants at 8 weeks following recruitment. The most affected age group were children under 11 years old (35.3%), followed by young adults of age between 21-30 y

SUBMITTER: Zungu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8007040 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature