Abstract :
Introduction: Ocular trauma, involving injuries to the eye and surrounding structures, remains one of the leading causes of visual impairment and blindness worldwide, disproportionately affecting individuals in low- and middle-income countries.
Aim: Is to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the medicolegal profile of ocular trauma cases presented at SMS Hospital, Jaipur, within the study period of 2023-2024, focusing on injury patterns, severity, and demographic attributes.
Objectives: To analyse the morphological characteristics, to evaluate the severity of ocular trauma and to profile the demographic variables and medicolegal attributes of ocular trauma cases.
Materials and Methods: After obtained approval from the Review Research Board and the Institutional Ethics Committee, data collection was initiated. A structured pro forma was used to collect demographic information, injury characteristics, and medicolegal details from each participant.
Results: A total of 100 patients’ data were included for the study. The majority were males (n= 85 [85.0 %] with male-female ratio of 5.67: 1). Vehicle accidents were most common cause of injury 45 [45%], followed by fist injury were 42[42%] and other cause were such as injuries from metals 4 [4%], sticks 3[3%], blunt objects 1[1%], branches 1[1%], falls1[1%], glass1[1%], stones1[1%], and 1[1%]. Simple injuries accounted for 66% (66 individuals), while 33% (33 individuals) had grievous injuries, and 1% had an unspecified nature of injury, indicating that most injuries were less severe. Unilateral eye involvement was most common with varied depths. Most participants with accidental-fist injuries and vehicle accidents achieved a full recovery, but vehicle accidents also had the highest proportion of cases resulting in permanent disability (17.8%).
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